Congo Brazzaville's Sassou set to extend his four decade rule in Sunday polls
President of the Republic of the Congo Denis Sassou Nguesso attends a welcoming ceremony at Kazan Airport upon his arrival to participate in the BRICS summit, Russia October 22, 2024.
Congo Republic President Denis Sassou Nguesso looks set to extend his decades-long rule in elections on Sunday, even as his advanced age and a term limit fuel speculation about who will eventually succeed him.
The 82-year-old former paratrooper first took power in the oil-rich Central African nation in a coup in 1979. He lost Congo Republic's first multi-party elections in 1992 but seized power again in 1997 after a civil war.
