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BRAZZAVILLE – Congo Republic President Denis Sassou Nguesso has won a new five-year term with over 60 percent of the vote, the interior minister said on Thursday, but the opposition rejected the outcome, alleging fraud and calling for civil disobedience. Check also: Niger’s president Mahamadou Issoufou has been re-elected Residents said Brazzaville, capital of the oil-producing Central African nation where ...

Congo is holding its elections under a media blackout and the tense vote is expected to see President Denis Sassou Nguesso prolong his 32-year rule over the oil-rich but poor nation. Telephone, internet and SMS services shut down for 48 hours for “reasons of security” as Congo heads to the polls. Check also: Ugandan government shuts down social media ahead ...