Africa: Politics and Societies South of the Sahara

République du Congo: Sassou à Jamais?

Posted in African Politics, Congo Brazzaville by ruben eberlein on April 8, 2016

republique-du-congo-drapeau-animeThe Ninja are back. After disputed elections in Congo (Brazzaville), army checkpoints, police stations and a government building were attacked by armed men on Monday this week. The rulers under President Denis Sassou-Nguesso blame the violence on a militia that was involved in the war in Congo during the 1990. I wrote an article on these developments and the elections for Jungle World. You find it here as html, and you can download the pdf here.

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