Congo
Why Sassou sacked his finance minister

Jean-Baptiste Ondaye in Brazzaville, Congo, 22 September 2023.
Jean-Baptiste Ondaye in Brazzaville, Congo, 22 September 2023. © Guy-Gervais Kitina/Xinhua via AFP
Managing public revenue had become a headache for Denis Sassou-Nguesso. His solution was to replace Jean-Baptiste Ondaye, who had become very isolated in recent months, with Ludovic Ngatsé. [...]
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