Veteran Congo ruler pledges to shield forests at inauguration

Brazzaville (AFP) April 16, 2021
The Republic of Congo’s veteran ruler, Denis Sassou Nguesso, was sworn in Friday for a new five-year term as president, vowing to protect the forests of the Congo Basin, a biodiversity jewel. Sassou Nguesso, who has been in power for a total of 36 of his 77 years, took the oath of office before 18 other African heads of state, including from his giant neighbour, the Democratic Republic of Co
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