Denis Sassou-Nguesso

Reports of the discussions show a rapprochement between Angola Rwanda (which backs the opposition Rassemblement Congolais pour la Démocratie-Goma) Uganda (which backs two rebel groups - the RCD-Kisangani and Jean-Pierre Bemba's Mouvement de Libération du Congo) and Congo-Brazzaville whose President Denis Sassou-Nguesso is one of Angola's key regional allies...

Kabila's strategists failed to take account of the experience of ALC officers like Major Dieugentil Alembia who before joining Bemba fought in Congo-B's civil war in the Cobra militias of President Denis Sassou-Nguesso then led rebels of the now defunct Union des Nationalistes Republicains pour la Libération (Unarel) in February 1999 when they captured Bolobo town in Bandundu...

Several hundred troops from the President's old ally Angola ensure his regime's security; the Congo of Denis Sassou-Nguesso Mark II is still far from salvation...

He is close to Presidents Omar Bongo of Gabon and Denis Sassou Nguesso of Congo-Brazzaville (who probably helped with his campaign finances)...

' The 'Cobra' militiamen who follow General Denis Sassou-Nguesso have often used the word in recent weeks as they try to drive the 'Ninjas' (militias of ex-Premier Bernard Kolélas) out of Pool Region (AC Vol 21 No 17)...

President Denis Sassou-Nguesso who overthrew the elected President Pascal Lissouba in November 1997 presides over an unpopular shaky and brutal military regime...

After four months in France Kolingba returns home in the hope of winning back power like his old friend Denis Sassou-Nguesso in Congo-Brazzaville in 1997...

The ruling affects Congo-Brazzaville's President Denis Sassou-Nguesso who overthrew Pascal Lissouba's elected government in October 1997 after a five month battle...

In Congo-Brazzaville Elf is accused of cheating the government on oil operations and of buying up politicians; President Denis Sassou-Nguesso has demanded an audit of Elf's operations there...

President Denis Sassou Nguesso who is too broke to pay his own army has been secretly trying to make a deal with his main rivals...