Lates News from Congo-Brazzaville
Author: Stephen Mbayo
Presidential candidate Mabio Mavoungou-Zinga unveiled his seven-pillar ‘Cap pour demain’ programme in Brazzaville ahead of Congo’s March 12 and 15 vote.
A Congolese court handed Fecofoot president Jean-Guy Blaise Mayolas a life sentence for laundering and misusing FIFA women’s football funds.
President Sassou N’Guesso held a minute of silence for late Minister of State Firmin Ayessa during his Cuvette campaign stop before heading to Oyo.
Congo-Brazzaville heads to the March 15 presidential vote as Sassou Nguesso faces six rivals. Citizens weigh in on turnout and a divided opposition.
With one week left before Congo-Brazzaville’s March 12 vote, seven candidates tour the country as a TV debate sees rivals pledge to accept the results.
Congo-Brazzaville’s Constitutional Court trained coordinators and delegates to observe the March 12 and 15 presidential vote, urging integrity and rigour.
At mid-campaign, Anatole Collinet Makosso defended Denis Sassou N’Guesso’s record, unveiled a development project and urged young Congolese to vote in March.
In Kinkala, presidential candidate Denis Sassou N’Guesso met young people from the Pool, urging them to embrace his 2026-2031 development roadmap.
MTN Congo says no authority ordered a shutdown of its services from March 10 to 15. The viral ministry note is a fake, confirmed by Congo’s ACI fact-checkers.
Congo’s Constitutional Court launches observer training in Brazzaville to safeguard the March 15 presidential vote, citing its constitutional duty to ensure fairness.