Denis Sassou-Nguesso

Congolese President Denis Sassou-Nguesso refused to meet him in Brazzaville and French officials in Bangui do not seem unhappy with the idea of his leaving...

A discussion between Guinean President Alpha Condé who favoured UN involvement in CAR and Congo-Brazzaville's President Denis Sassou-Nguesso who opposed it was finally resolved when the new CAR Interim President Catherine Samba- Panza called for an early deployment of UN forces...

Although regional leaders such as Congo-Brazzaville's Denis Sassou-Nguesso and Chad's Déby oppose the involvement of United Nations forces there CAR's interim President Catherine Samba-Panza has specifically requested UN troops presumably to give her some autonomy from neighbouring states...

Especially enthusiastic were the two leaders most influential in CAR President Denis Sassou-Nguesso of Congo-Brazzaville (whom President François Hollande telephoned directly) and Chad's President Idriss Déby Itno...

By allowing Bozizé a role in the unfolding drama in CAR Biya is signalling his anger about the handling of the conflict by the regional Presidents – Denis Sassou-Nguesso of Congo-Brazzaville and Idriss Déby Itno of Chad...

President Denis Sassou-Nguesso grandly declared that Brazzaville would pay for the study but Kinshasa says the consultants should bear the cost...

Congo-Brazzaville's President Denis Sassou-Nguesso knows this better than anyone having managed to regain power in 1997 thanks to a massive intervention on his side by the Angolan army...

To circumvent such problems Kabila proposed that President Denis Sassou-Nguesso of Congo-Brazzaville should mediate with the most resolute opposition leader Tshisekedi...

Currently plotting to change their countries' constitutions are Burkina Faso's Blaise Compaoré Congo-Kinshasa's Joseph Kabila and Congo-Brazzaville's Denis Sassou-Nguesso – all leaders who preside over governments with appalling records on human rights and accountability...

If Déby Congo-Brazzaville President Denis Sassou-Nguesso and others take a firm stand and local politicians focus on the needs of the beleaguered populace the tragic aftermath of the last coup d’état when Bozizé took over amidst much bloodshed in 2003 may not be repeated...