Congo (Vol 14, 2017)
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On 16 July, citizens in the Republic of Congo were called to the polls to elect a new National Assembly, the fourth legislative election since President Denis Sassou Nguesso reclaimed power in 1997. The elections occurred in the midst of the worst crisis since 1990, which had compelled Sassou Nguesso to convene the National Conference and ultimately permit Congo’s first democratic elections in 1992. Certain the legislative elections would be fraudulent, citizens registered their frustration by refusing to participate. Sassou Nguesso responded to citizens’ frustrations by continuing the campaign of repression that he had begun in the run-up to the constitutional referendum of October 2015. Several opposition leaders and journalists were imprisoned, others remained incarcerated, without trial, and one political prisoner died in police custody. Abroad, Sassou Nguesso sought financial and military support to buttress his weak domestic position. As global oil prices remained low, existing oil fields reached maturity and Sassou Nguesso’s massive infrastructure programme failed to generate sustainable economic growth, the government’s debt/gdp ratio spiked to nearly 120%. The government slashed domestic spending, causing per capita gdp to fall sharply.
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Congo (Vol 14, 2017)
in Africa Yearbook OnlineSearch for other papers by Brett L. Carter in
Current site
Google Scholar
(2,917 words)