Denis Sassou-Nguesso

Other Presidents seeking to stay on past their legal limit include Congo-Brazzaville's Denis Sassou-Nguesso Congo-Kinshasa's Joseph Kabila and Rwanda's President Paul Kagame...

It's been a bad year for Congo-Brazzaville President Denis Sassou-Nguesso...

Beyond Burkina Faso's borders the drama is being watched intently in countries whose Presidents are planning to extend their rule namely: Congo-Kinshasa's Joseph Kabila Congo-Brazzaville's Denis Sassou-Nguesso Togo's Faure Gnassingbé Benin's Yayi Boni Djibouti's Omar Guelleh Uganda's Yoweri Museveni Burundi's Pierre Nkurunziza and Rwanda's Paul Kagame...

Between the lines the International Monetary Fund's latest analysis of Congo-Brazzaville's economy reveals a meagre record of economic achievements for the decades of rule by President Denis Sassou-Nguesso...

Contrary to what Samba-Panza said publicly the following week AC has learned it was she who put Meckassoua's name forward rather than Fabius or the official mediator Congo-Brazzaville's President Denis Sassou-Nguesso...

Yet to the frustration of human rights and anti-corruption campaigners some of whom held demonstrations outside the State Department for the duration of the summit other long-stay leaders such as Equatorial Guinea's Teodoro Obiang Congo-Brazzaville's Denis Sassou-Nguesso Cameroon's Paul Biya Uganda's Yoweri Museveni and Burkina Faso's Blaise Compaoré were accorded full diplomatic honours and more discreetly feted by local business groups and lobbyists...

Significantly the CEEAC summit followed the 6 June meeting in Luanda hosted by Angolan President José Eduardo dos Santos with the aim of reconciling Déby and Congo-Brazzaville President Denis Sassou-Nguesso...

So President Denis Sassou-Nguesso likes to assert his authority from time to time perhaps reckoning that Kinshasa is unlikely to react...

Among the Francophone African Presidents in attendance were Denis Sassou-Nguesso of Congo-Brazzaville Gabon's Ali Ben Bongo Ondimba and Mali's Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta...

Africa Confidential thronged the red carpet to see a relaxed-looking Paul Kagame smiling Ali Ben Bongo Ondimba and fit-looking Denis Sassou-Nguesso arrive from Rwanda Gabon and Congo-Brazzaville respectively...