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This report by the Institute for Security Studies analyzes the multidimensional political, economic, and social crisis in the Republic of Congo. It details how President Denis Sassou Nguesso utilized constitutional reforms to bypass term limits and maintain power, leading to increased political fragmentation, the use of coercive state machinery, and a reliance on manufactured consensus through stage-managed dialogues.

This report provides a development forecast for the Republic of the Congo up to 2043, comparing a 'Current Path' (CP) trajectory based on existing policies with various sectoral improvement scenarios and a combined 'Agenda 2063' scenario. The analysis focuses on demographics, economics, poverty, health, and energy, highlighting the country's heavy reliance on oil and its high levels of urbanization.