Congo (Vol 12, 2015)
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On 22 October, President Sassou Nguesso staged a constitutional referendum, which left him poised to extend his rule for at least another decade. Decried by the political opposition as a “constitutional coup d’état”, the referendum elicited massive protests across the country. Sassou Nguesso expected citizens to mobilise in protest and, in the months prior to the referendum, he prepared himself politically. In March, in order to further increase his control over the country’s oil sector, Sassou Nguesso promulgated a new Hydrocarbons Law. In August, he announced a new government, which excluded two long-standing ministers who had criticised the impending constitutional revision. Abroad, Sassou Nguesso continued to fashion himself as the region’s elder statesman, especially as Western governments condemned both the constitutional referendum and his record of economic mismanagement. China emerged as Congo’s chief export destination, accounting for 52% of the country’s total exports. As oil production declined and global prices fell, the government’s fiscal position deteriorated and public debt increased.
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Congo (Vol 12, 2015)
in Africa Yearbook OnlineSearch for other papers by Brett Logan Carter in
Current site
Google Scholar
(2,575 words)