[African Arguments] Managing elections through violence is one thing. Managing a handover of power to a family member is another.

[MAP] Rabat -- His Majesty King Mohammed VI sent a congratulatory message to Denis Sasssou N'guesso on the occasion of his re-election as president of the Republic of Congo.

[RSF] Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and 12 other human rights and civil society organisations have issued a joint call for the release of Raymond Malonga, an ailing journalist held arbitrarily for nearly three months in Brazzaville, the Republic of...

[RFI] Supporters of two candidates in Congo Republic's presidential election say that last Sunday's poll, which handed victory to incumbent Denis Sassou Nguesso, was marred by vote-rigging and that the courts should annul the result.

[DW] The longtime president of the Republic of Congo is set for another five-year term after getting over 88% of the vote. The election day was marred by the death of his main opponent, Guy Brice Parfait Kolelas.

[VOA] The Republic of Congo's Interior Minister announced Tuesday longtime incumbent President Denis Sassou Nguesso has won another five year term.

[DW] The Republic of the Congo's longtime president Denis Sassou Nguesso is likely to continue his rule after last weekend's election - to the surprise of no one, say's DW's Eric Topona.

[VOA] Electoral officials in the Republic of Congo say results from the central African nation's presidential election could be announced within days. Early results Monday indicate President Denis Sassou Nguesso is on pace to clinch a fourth term, wi...

[RFI] Denis Sassou Nguesso has been re-elected as president of the Republic of Congo.

[VOA] Guy Brice Parfait Kolelas, the main challenger in the Republic of Congo's presidential election, has died of COVID-19.

[allAfrica] Opposition leader Guy-Brice Parfait Kolélas has died after contracting Covid-19. Kolélas died in the plane on his way to France where he was to receive treatment.

[State Department] The United States reaffirms its commitment to the people of the Republic of the Congo following a peaceful presidential election day on March 21. We are also saddened by the passing of Guy Brice Parfait Kolelas and extend our condo...

[DW] Congolese opposition candidate Guy-Brice Parfait Kolelas has died of COVID-19, the day after presidential elections in which he was the main challenger.

[RFI] Guy-Brice Parfait Kolelas, the leading opposition presidential candidate in Republic of Congo's election, died on Sunday, the day after his country went to the polls. He was being transferred to France for medical treatment for Covid-19.

[DW] The main challenger to President Denis Sassou N'guesso missed the vote after being flown to a hospital in France with COVID-19.

[DW] Congolese will vote in presidential elections on Sunday. Most citizens have only ever known one head of state during their lives: Denis Sassou Nguesso, whose grip on power looks set to continue.

[RFI] Described by some of his African counterparts as "The Emperor", Denis Sassou-Nguesso, president of the Republic of Congo, will attempt to further extend his time in office on Sunday, as voters go for presidential elections that are widely expec...