Congo (Vol 16, 2019)
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For President Denis Sassou Nguesso, who has ruled the Republic of Congo for all but five years since 1979, 2019 marked the midpoint of his third presidential term since reclaiming power in 1997. Sassou Nguesso viewed the year as a turning point. His judicial system sentenced a second rival from the 2016 presidential election to 20 years in prison, leaving no major opposition figures to challenge him in the 2021 election. To mitigate the financial crisis that has gripped Congo since 2017, Sassou Nguesso secured debt relief from the imf and the Chinese government, his second financial bailout since 2011. After the military campaign in the Pool region between April and December 2016, Sassou Nguesso signed several military cooperation agreements with Moscow to refurbish existing war matériel and purchase new weapons in the year ahead. Nonetheless, Sassou Nguesso’s position remained tenuous. Existing oil fields were reaching maturity. The non-oil sector remained stagnant. Citizens remained frustrated by the government’s economic mismanagement and sustained human rights abuses.
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Congo (Vol 16, 2019)
in Africa Yearbook OnlineSearch for other papers by Brett L. Carter in
Current site
Google Scholar
(3,502 words)