UN and EU observers were not invited to monitor 2021 Republic of the Congo presidential election, and the interior ministry refused to allow the Catholic Church’s 1,100 observers to take part.
The president of the Republic of Congo, Denis Sassou-Nguesso, won an election on March 21st with 88% of the vote, despite being deeply unpopular.
Oil is the lifeblood of Congo’s economy, making up three quarters of state revenues. But the country’s 5.4 million citizens, 41% of whom the World Bank says live below the global poverty line, have little to show for it.
Extreme poverty has only increased since the last election, according to the World Bank, as oil revenues have sharply declined amid slumping global prices.
Meanwhile, the country’s opaque national oil company and other key private and public sector institutions remain under the control of a group of Sassou’s closest associates, transparency campaign Global Witness has said.
https://www.reuters.com/article/congorepublic-election-idUSKBN2BD00Q
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