Centre-left
Congolese Party of Labour
Party of the incumbent head of government
Marxism, socialism, social democracy
- Founded
- 1969
- Current leader
- Denis Sassou-Nguesso
Republic of the Congo
CountryPublic data · traceableRepublic of the Congo is a sovereign state. Capital: Brazzaville. Form of government: parliamentary republic. Legislature: Parliament of the Republic of the Congo. Official language(s): French. Population: about 6,278,845 (2024). Area: about 342,000 km².
- Official name
- Republic of the Congo
- Administrative seat
- Brazzaville
- Population
- 6,278,845
- Area
- 342,000 km²
- Currency
- Central African CFA franc
- Continent
- Africa
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La diaspora congolaise en France : histoire, sédentarisation et transmigration
Ifri - Institut français des relations internationales
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- Oct 6, 2026, 8:00 PM
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Congo : soutien au droit de veto pour l’Afrique
Africa24 TV
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- Oct 5, 2026, 10:05 PM
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Stratégie de Coopération de l’OMS avec la République du Congo 2025-2028
WHO | Regional Office for Africa
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- Oct 8, 2026, 8:45 AM
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AD1241: La majorité des Congolais ont envisagé d’émigrer, mais ne souhaitent pas que leur pays accueille davantage d’étrangers
Afrobarometer
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- Oct 6, 2026, 7:35 PM
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Sovereign state
Republic of the Congo is a sovereign state. Capital: Brazzaville. Form of government: parliamentary republic. Legislature: Parliament of the Republic of the Congo. Official language(s): French. Population: about 6,278,845 (2024). Area: about 342,000 km².
- Administrative seat
- Brazzaville
- Population
- 6,278,845
- Area
- 342,000 km²
- Currency
- Central African CFA franc
- Official language
- French
- Continent
- Africa
- Admin code
- COG
Congolese Movement for Democracy and Integral Development
- Founded
- 1989
Denis Sassou-Nguesso
Head of state · President of the Republic of the Congo / Head of government · President of the Republic of the Congo
- As of
- 2026-10-10
- Term
- Since 25 Oct 1997