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 ...

Congo's President Denis Sassou Nguesso will stand for re-election in March next year, his party said on Tuesday after ...

Congo is heading towards another tightly watched presidential race after the ruling Congolese Labour Party confirmed it will ...

President Pascal Lissouba and his chief rival agreed Saturday to halt fierce clashes that have paralyzed the capital for a month, their spokesmen said. Relative calm had returned to the city by noon, ...

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, who in 1992 won his country's first multi-party presidential elections, died in France on Monday at the age of 88, ... Already a Barron's subscriber? Sign ...

Former Congolese president Pascal Lissouba, 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. Lissouba fled to ...