Congo Court Confirms Nguesso’s 94.9% Landslide Victory

  Congo-Brazzaville’s Constitutional Court has confirmed President Denis Sassou Nguesso’s re-election with 94.9 per cent of the vote, extending the 82-year-old leader’s four-decade rule over the oil-rich central African nation. The March 15 election gave Nguesso a new five-year term, court president Auguste Iloki announced at a public hearing at the weekend. “Nguesso won an…

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Obasanjo Blasts Africa’s “Leadership Deficit” at 89

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has declared that Africa’s failure to thrive is a direct result of poor leadership rather than a lack of wealth. Speaking in Abeokuta during his 89th birthday celebrations on Thursday, the elder statesman argued that the continent possesses ample land, intellect, and resources. He insisted that the “bane of development” is…

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