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Congo
Denis Sassou Nguesso's declining health puts his entourage in a flutter

Congo's president Denis Sassou Nguesso in Paris in May, 2021. © Stéphane Lemouton/Pool/Abaca via Reuters

Congo's president is currently in Switzerland, where he has been undergoing medical checks for the past two weeks. In his absence, rumours about the leader's succession have been spreading thick and fast. [...]

Published on 02/09/2021 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 4 minutes

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The Swiss Federal Criminal Court in Bellinzona, southern Switzerland, on 7 March 2022.

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The Kintélé International Conference Centre in Brazzaville.

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From left: Jean-Marc Thystère Tchicaya, Eric Kenneth Mouritzen and Denis Christel Sassou Nguesso.

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The Minister of International Cooperation and the Promotion of Public-Private Partnerships, Denis Christel Sassou Nguesso.

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Congolese Prime Minister Anatole Collinet Makosso (left) is still working primarily with the team formed by his predecessor, Clément Mouamba (right).

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Former president of the Ivorian national assembly Guillaume Soro and Congo's head of state Denis Sassou Nguesso.

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Russian deputy foreign minister Mikhail Bogdanov and Congolese presidential adviser Francoise Joly, during their meeting in Moscow on 1 March 2021.

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DRC prime minister Anatole Collinet Makosso with the French minister of state for tourism Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne.

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The Minister of Planning and Public Works, Jean-Jacques Bouya, also a cousin of President Denis Sassou Nguesso.

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