Opposition candidate Joseph Kignoumbi Kia Mboungou draws crowds across Congo-Brazzaville’s south, urging youth jobs, economic diversification and social justice.
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Academic Vivien Romain Manangou makes his first presidential bid, betting on cleaner public finances and poverty reduction against the incumbent.
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Human rights advocate Joe Washington Ebina describes the March 15, 2026 presidential election as a foregone conclusion, citing a muzzled opposition, jailed political figures, and decades of power concentration.
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Congo-Brazzaville’s presidential campaign opens nationwide ahead of the March 12 and 15 vote, with Sassou N’Guesso touring Pointe-Noire as rivals fan out.
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The CSLC conducted a certified ballot draw on February 26, 2026, setting the media broadcast order for seven presidential candidates ahead of Congo’s March 12-15 election, with Sassou-N’Guesso assigned the …
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Congo’s OCDH documents some fifty enforced disappearances and urges presidential candidates to put human rights at the heart of their platforms.
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Sixty young people gathered in Brazzaville on February 25, 2026 for a civic awareness session organized by Bantou culture and the CNDH ahead of the March 15 presidential election.
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Declared candidate Alexis Bongo has pulled out of Congo’s March 2026 presidential race and urged supporters to back Denis Sassou-N’Guesso.
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Congo’s Constitutional Court validated seven candidacies for the presidential election set for 12 and 15 March 2026, a final ruling binding on all authorities.
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Following the three-day Djambala political consultations, political actors and civil society in Congo-Brazzaville voiced significant concerns about electoral governance ahead of the March 2026 presidential vote.