Congolese Govt speaks on ‘coup’ against President Nguesso

The Congolese government has dismissed claims of a coup attempt against President Denis Nguesso, who has ruled the country for the past 38 years.

This is according to Thierry Moungalla, Congo’s Minister of Information, who tweeted on his X handle.

“URGENT – Fanciful information suggests serious events that are underway at #Brazzaville,” he wrote on the social media platform with the statement also posted on the government’s website.

“The Government denies this fake news. We reassure public opinion about the calm that reigns and invite people to calmly go about their activities.”

Nguesso, 78, has spent 38 years at the helm of the country in central Africa. He was president from 1979 to 1992, then returned in 1997 after a civil war, and has remained in power ever since.

There has been a wave of coups across Africa with the most recent one in Gabon where the military seized power in the Central African nation.