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Congo's veteran president Denis Sassou Nguesso set to run anew in 2021 [Morning Call]

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Congolese President Denis Sassou Nguesso has been chosen by his party to run again for the top job in 2021, having already led the central African country for a total of 35 years.

His re-election in 2016 sparked violence in a country where most of the five million people live below the poverty line despite huge oil reserves.

Africanews correspondent Laudes Martial gives us the reactions from the Congolese capital Brazzaville.

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