Republic of Congo’s president reelected to fifth term, provisional results show

The Republic of Congo ’s President Denis Sassou N’Guesso has been reelected for a fifth consecutive term, according to provisional results announced Tuesday by the authorities.

Sassou N’Guesso won 94,82% of the vote, Interior Minister Raymond Zephirin Mboulou announced on state television.

Six other candidates challenged the 82-year-old for the top job in the Central African country that boasts one of the largest oil reserves in…