Opposition supporters protested in Brazzaville on Tuesday after the government banned public meetings before a weekend referendum on constitutional reform that critics say is a ploy by President Denis Sassou Nguesso to prolong his grip on power.
Opposition supporters protest after government restricts public meetings
"In order to allow the electoral campaign to continue without injury or provocation, the government has decided to forbid the use of certain meeting spaces,"
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"In order to allow the electoral campaign to continue without injury or provocation, the government has decided to forbid the use of certain meeting spaces," Raymond Zephyrin Mboulou, communication minister, said in a statement.
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