00:00In this village in Congo's Maitoku, the presidential campaign has deepened the generational divide.
00:07Some, especially the elders, believe that erecting the incoming president Sasungesaw will guarantee their security.
00:16With the 82-year-old Denis Sasungesaw running for a fifth term to extend his 40 years in power, there
00:23is little doubt about the outcome.
00:27There was only one group known as the ninja. In the end, we fled the village.
00:34But without the president of the republic, we won't be safe.
00:39Afterwards, the president of the republic realized that, no, I need to station fighters in every village, and today, we
00:46are safe.
00:49Maitoku lies just 30-odd kilometers from the capital, Brazzaville, but some of his 167 residents feel forgotten by those
00:57in power.
00:57The current chief, Joseph Batanguna, served under Sasungesaw, who warned the conflict, and he still feels that only the current
01:04president can keep the peace in the country.
01:07Everyone, moms, dads, we are counting on them to make sure our president of the republic stays here.
01:13He must die here too, and then each of us, Congolese, will go find a sheet, a sheet to bury
01:19a president of the republic.
01:21We don't count on those who are over there who do not like him.
01:25The Congolese have now understood the poor region to which the village belongs,
01:29has a reputation as one of the most unstable in the country since 1997's civil war, when many people fled.
01:36But not all local people feel the same way about supporting the current regime.
01:41For Gelor, Mini Agata, a 27-year-old worker struggling to save money, voting feels pointless.
01:47No matter who wins, it will always be a good thing, because he's a president.
01:52But I did not vote. It's always the same people in power.
01:55In my opinion, he should have stepped down.
01:58If there was someone who could replace him, someone capable of doing so, he should have stepped down.
02:04The Congolese understand that. Maybe it's his age. He is getting on in years.
02:10Meanwhile, vote counting has begun in Brazzaville for the presidential election,
02:13where victory for the outgoing head of state, Denis Sasungesaw, appears all but assured,
02:18despite what appears to be a low turnout in the capital and other regions.
02:25I don't want to happen to be a good thing in Brazzaville,
02:25The Congolese community has been a good thing that do the same thing,
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