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Congo-Brazzaville held its presidential vote on March 15 under a nationwide phone and internet blackout, leaving the count unverifiable as results stay pending.

Roughly 2.6 million Congolese were registered to vote on March 15, 2026, as Denis Sassou Nguesso, 82, sought a fifth term against six rivals amid an opposition boycott.

Brazzaville polling stations saw thin early turnout as Congo-Brazzaville’s presidential vote opened, with material delays slowing several centres.

Brazzaville prefect Gilbert Mouanda-Mouanda toured every polling district before the March 15 presidential election, putting readiness at 98 to 99 percent.

At his closing rally in Brazzaville, Denis Sassou N’Guesso pledged to speed up Congo-Brazzaville’s development through industry, farming and digital reform.

On March 15, 2026, 2.64 million Congolese voters choose among seven candidates across 6,620 polling stations in the Republic of Congo’s presidential election.

Congo-Brazzaville’s soldiers, police and gendarmes cast early ballots in Brazzaville on March 12, 2026, under calm and disciplined conditions ahead of the vote.

Presidential candidate Vivien Romain Manangou presents his “Contract for a New Congo”, a seven-objective programme, ahead of the March 15, 2026 vote.

Congo’s soldiers, police and gendarmes voted early on March 12 across 235 polling stations, with 88 in Brazzaville, ahead of the March 15 general vote.

In Owando, presidential candidate Denis Sassou-N’Guesso pledged a public university, revived farm crops and a paved Owando-Ngoko road if re-elected.