A coup d’état has begun in the Republic of the Congo (not to be confused with the DRC – Democratic Republic of the Congo), reports The Yoruba Times newspaper and other media.
The country’s president, 79-year-old Denis Sassou Nguesso, is now in New York, where he is taking part in UN events, and at this time the military is taking control of key facilities in the capital Brazzaville. writes newspaper.
However, the government denies “fake news”, Congo’s Communications Minister Thierry Mungalla said on social media: “We reaffirm the view that there is calm and invite the population to continue going about their business,” he wrote.
Local media suggest that the coup is led by the commander of the presidential guard, Serge Oboah. Sassou Nguesso has ruled the country since 1997. Before that, he was president of the People’s Republic of Congo from 1979 to 1992.
The military attempted a coup in Congo. reports and the publication MK.RU. According to the publication, several administrative buildings have already been seized in the capital of the republic, Brazzaville.
Last summer, several military coups took place on the African continent, the most recent of which took place in Gabon on August 30. Then the army announced the overthrow of the country’s 64-year-old president, Ali Bongo, who had ruled for 14 years. The report of the coup was broadcast on television after the announcement of Bongo’s victory in the presidential elections, writes publication “Vedomosti”.
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