Congo-Brazzaville holds elections Sunday in a vote expected to extend 82-year-old President Denis Sassou Nguesso's more than four decades in power in the oil-rich central African country. Observers ...

Congo-Brazzaville's 82-year-old President Denis Sassou Nguesso said Thursday he would run for a new term in elections next March, seeking to extend his more than four decades in power. Sassou ...

Congo-Brazzaville goes to the polls this weekend and 82-year-old President Denis Sassou Nguesso looks set to extend his decades-long rule. From oil to rainforest, here are five things to know about ...

The three rainforest basins of the Amazon, Congo and South-east Asia play a crucial role in regulating global climate, provide livelihoods and preserve biological diversity. The Brazzaville meeting ...

Amid growing evidence of fungi’s key role in ecosystems and storing carbon, African scientists are championing the need to preserve ‘funga’ as much as flora and fauna The rainforest the world forgot: ...

Last week, the army in the central African nation also known as Congo-Brazzaville, announced it was recruiting 1,500 people aged between 18 and 25. Prime Minister Anatole Collinet Makosso said 37 ...

After 20 years on the sidelines, Congo-Brazzaville has returned to the international financial stage. On Wednesday, the country issued its first Eurobond (a debt security issued in a currency ...

President Sassou Nguesso of Congo-Brazzaville has been in office for 31 years and is seeking re-election on Sunday. The opposition failed to agree on a common candidate to stand against him. President ...