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Author: Brett L. Carter

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Brett L. Carter

Brett L. Carter is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Southern California and a Hoover Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University.

  • President Denis Sassou Nguesso with his son Denis Christel Sassou Nguesso. Credit: Vincent Fournier.
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    By Brett L. Carter
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    How some Florida condos could sink Sassou Nguesso’s succession plan

    New revelations of luxury properties held by the Republic of Congo’s first family shed light on a regime running out of options. On 21 September, a ...
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  • President Denis Sassou Nguesso won the 2021 elections to secure another term.
    Congo-BrazzavillePolitics
    By Brett L. Carter
    April 13, 2021
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    Congo: Sassou Nguesso wins another term but still faces two big threats

    Managing elections through violence is one thing. Managing a handover of power to a family member is another. On 21 March, the Republic of Congo held ...
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  • Congo-BrazzavillePolitics
    By Brett L. Carter
    June 20, 2017
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    Something is happening in Congo-Brazzaville

    Amid opposition protests and a month before legislative elections, the internet has gone down, leading to an information blackout. On 11 June, citizens in the Republic ...
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  • Congo-BrazzavillePolitics
    By Brett L. Carter
    April 19, 2016
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    Republic of Congo government blames non-existent militia for attack, wages war on citizens

    The official goal of President Sassou Nguesso’s assault on the Pool region is to target the Ninja militia. But with no such group in existence, the ...
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    By Brett L. Carter
    March 16, 2016
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    President Sassou Nguesso prepares for final stage of his constitutional coup: elections in the Republic of Congo

    The people may want change, but the government has made sure they won’t get it at the ballot box on 20 March. When citizens of the Republic ...
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