Congo (Republic of the)
![Military personnel vote at a polling station in Brazzaville, Congo, October 25, 2015. (photo credit:REUTERS/ROCH BAKU) Military personnel vote at a polling station in Brazzaville, Congo, October 25, 2015. (photo credit:REUTERS/ROCH BAKU)](/sites/default/files/congo_-_reuters_4.jpeg)
News
27 October 2015
Congo Brazzaville supports constitutional change for presidential third term with 92 per cent in favour
![Congolese President Denis Sassou Nguessou arrives to cast his ballot in Brazzaville, Oct. 25, 2015. (photo credit: AFP) Congolese President Denis Sassou Nguessou arrives to cast his ballot in Brazzaville, Oct. 25, 2015. (photo credit: AFP)](/sites/default/files/congo_-_voa_2.jpg)
News
26 October 2015
Congo Brazzaville votes to allow presidential third term
![President Denis Sassou Nguesso [photo credit: Voice of America] President Denis Sassou Nguesso [photo credit: Voice of America]](/sites/default/files/congo_-_voa_0.jpg)
News
28 September 2015
Congo: Protests in the streets against constitutional changes allowing extended term-limits
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Voices From The Field
30 July 2015
Term Limits and Democratic Consolidation in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lessons from Burundi
![President Denis Sassou N'guesso [photo credit: Reuters] President Denis Sassou N'guesso [photo credit: Reuters]](/sites/default/files/congo_-_reuters_3.jpeg)
News
20 July 2015
Congo Brazzaville: constitutional changes are proposed for president to stay in power
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News
2 July 2015
Will Congo Brazzaville be next? President calls for National Dialogue on potential constitutional changes to allow him to seek a third term
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News
2 January 2015
Republic of Congos’s Nguesso Seeks to Extend Time in Power
![How a 'yes' or 'no' will shape Egypt's future How a 'yes' or 'no' will shape Egypt's future](/sites/default/files/egypt_ref.jpg)
Analysis
14 January 2014
How a 'yes' or 'no' will shape Egypt's future
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Legal Framework
Republic of the Congo - Constitution
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