BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of Congo – A court convicted former President Pascal Lissouba on treason and corruption charges Friday, sentencing him ini absentia to 30 years hard labor. Lissouba's trial began ...

Former Congolese president Pascal Lissouba (pictured), who in 1992 won his country's first multi-party presidential elections, died in France on Monday at the age of 88, his party told AFP. "President ...

A former dictator claimed to have gained strategic ground Thursday in his war against the Republic of Congo’s president, saying he held the capital’s airport. There was no independent confirmation of ...

Brazzaville - A court in the Republic of Congo on Friday sentenced former President Pascal Lissouba to 30 years hard labour, charging him with high treason and misappropriation of funds. Lissouba's ...

A court in Brazzaville put the former president of Congo, Pascal Lissouba, on trial in absentia Thursday, accusing him of treason and misappropriation of public funds. Mr. Lissouba and four of his ...

THE same cast of characters has once again dragged Congo-Brazzaville into civil war, 18 months after the last one ended. The quarrel is between two men: Denis Sassou-Nguesso, the current president, ...

Former Congolese president Pascal Lissouba died in France on Monday at the age of 88, his Pan-African Union for Social Democracy (UADS) party told AFP. “President Lissouba passed away after an illness ...