Congo Brazzaville cuts phones, SMS and internet during presidential vote to curb "illegal results"

[Informer]

Congo-Brazzaville has cut all telecommunications for two days to prevent "illegal publication of results" of its presidential election.

Congolese Interior Minister Raymond Mboulou has ordered telephone operators to cut all communications - telephone, text messages and the internet.

Only a few official numbers have been excluded from the ban.

President Denis Sassou Nguesso has been in power since 1979, except for a five-year period

The government also outlawed the use of motor vehicles nationwide during the vote, except for those with special permits, reports the Reuters news agency.

The opposition has condemned the communications blackout, saying it will prevent election monitors from doing their job, and warned of rigging.

General Jean-Marie Michel Mokoko is seen as the strongest challenger to President Denis Sassou Nguesso.

Mr Sassou Nguesso has been in power since 1979, except for a five-year period after losing elections in 1992.

The constitution was changed after an October referendum to remove term and age limits which would have prevented the 72-year-old from standing again.

BBC

 

[kizaizai]

Afrika yetu shida sana.

 

[jacob makondo]

It is true that Africa continent will remain as bblack as used to be More than 100 years back. At this age of science and fast growing technoledge still the blacks remain black.

 

[jacob makondo]

Il wish that the colonization should come back again to the african countries and use all means and recources to to teach us the meaning and practice of democracy. The way they used to Impose the religions in the most of the african countries should be used also to teach and impose Democracy as well.

 

[jacob makondo]

Madaraka ni shiiiiida!

 

[Erijo]

That's the African big man syndrome. In Africa we call it democracy while in Europe they called it bigmanism

 

[Ombudsman]

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