Congo (Vol 10, 2013)
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With President Denis Sassou Nguesso’s second term set to expire in 2016, he prepared to engineer a constitutional revision to retain power with a veneer of legitimacy, however thin. Sassou Nguesso expected opposition to his plans from two main sources: his domestic opponents and the French government. Consequently, his domestic and foreign policies focused largely on inoculating himself against their eventual criticisms. At home, he reasserted control over key military and financial posts, while undermining the opposition with an uneven mix of carrots and sticks. Abroad, Sassou Nguesso sought to limit French judicial investigations into regime corruption and attract investors from China and Russia. As Congo’s oil production continued to decline and the government’s modest efforts to diversify the economy stalled, Congo’s growth rate slowed and the unemployment rate reached unprecedented levels.
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Congo (Vol 10, 2013)
in Africa Yearbook OnlineSearch for other papers by Brett Logan Carter in
Current site
Google Scholar
(2,750 words)