Eight candidates will therefore seek the presidential post in Congo on March 21, applications are closed.
Among the contenders, the current president Denis Sassou-Nguesso, who has totaled 37 years in power.
In the Central African Republic, new displaced people have appeared following the clashes that erupted on the sidelines of the last presidential election.
Our teams went to meet them in the outskirts of Bangui.
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