In December 2019, a son of the Congo President, Denis Sassou Nguesso was charged by the French Investigating Magistrate for money laundering in connection with his family’s foreign assets. The 45-year-old man was has been indicted in France on cases of money laundering. The son’s father who is the president of the Federal Republic of Congo has ruled for 36 years and is set to contest again in the 2021 elections.
