Congo President Sassou Nguesso forms new government

Congo President Denis Sassou-Nguesso delivers a speech during his last election campaign rally in Brazzaville on March 19, 2021. /AFP

The Republic of Congo's President Denis Sassou Nguesso has chosen a new government, according to a statement read on public television.

The previous government resigned earlier this month in a procedural move after Sassou Nguesso, one of the world's longest-serving leaders, easily won a fifth term in a March election.

The new government has 36 members including four ministers and eight women, the official statement said on Saturday night.

The President's son, Denis Christel Sassou Nguesso ,will head up the newly-created ministry of international cooperation and public-private partnerships.

Sassou Nguesso's son is one of 11 newcomers to the administration.

Philosophy professor Honore Sayi, who had presided over Congo's largest opposition group the Pan-African Union for Social Democracy, will be energy minister.

Source(s): AFP