Africa: Presidential Election in the Republic of the Congo

Africa: Presidential Election in the Republic of the Congo

The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, takes note of the results of the presidential election in the Republic of the Congo, as announced by the Constitutional Court, and extends his congratulations to H.E. Denis Sassou Nguesso on his re-election.

AUC Congratulates Congo’s Sassou Nguesso on Fifth-Term Re-election After Constitutional Court Upholds Victory

NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 30 – The African Union Commission (AUC) has congratulated President Denis Sassou Nguesso on his re-election for a fifth term in the Republic of the Congo, following confirmation of the results by the country’s Constitutional Court. In a statement, AUC Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf welcomed the court’s decision and extended congratulations to both President Sassou Nguesso and the Congolese people for the conduct of the elec…