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Togo MPs adopt new Constitution

The country’s the last major constitutional change was in 1992

A man holds a sign reading “Support to the army. Long live Russia and China, Ecowas and France get out” as supporters of the CNSP (National Committee for the Salvation of the People) take part in a rally on Independence square in Bamako,   on September 8, 2020, following a call by the MP4 (Popular Movement of 4th September) for a gathering to support the role of the army in Mali’s transition phase after a military junta overthrew the president. (Photo by MICHELE CATTANI / AFP)

Democracy delayed in Mali spurs sanctions from neighbours

Mali’s junta now finds itself ostracised by its regional peers – and at the centre of a dangerous new geopolitical game.

Former president of Botswana, Ian Khama. (Paul Botes/M&G)

Why do presidents cling to power?

Four former heads of state speak about what being president is actually like

In some of the countries having elections this year, the results will not only be determined by what happens on polling day.

Elections test Africa’s democracy

Nine countries will go to the polls this year, but most will be held amid violence and suppression

Faure Gnassingbe was seen as a malleable 38-year-old when the military installed him as president of Togo after the death of his strongman father in 2005.

Faure Gnassingbe: Togo leader treads in father’s steps

Togo: internal squabbles cause opposition to crumble (Photo Archive)

Togo: internal squabbles cause opposition to crumble

The people of Togo are feeling disillusioned with the country’s opposition leaders, saying that they were "deceived" and "disappointed"

Under fire: Togolese President Faure Gnassingbé

Tensions simmer in restive Togo

Governance is a family business but a new generation of protesters is trying to disrupt the old order

Protesters hurl bricks at Togolese security forces during a demonstration against President Faure Gnassingbé in Lomé.

Casualties mount in Togo protests

Opposition ire over the president’s extended term in office spilled over into the streets this week

Survival: Nasm Ugerama’s baby is due in a month.

Child killed as anti-government protests rock Togo

As the opposition call to unseat President Faure Gnassingbé, demonstrations on both sides have intensified in the region

Anti-government protests in Togo were cited as the reason for cancelling the Africa-Israel Summit.

Togo deals blow to Israel’s Africa quest

The Africa-Israel summit in Lomé is postponed as citizens protest Tongo president’s repressive rule.

Togolese call for constitutional reforms during an anti-government rally in the capital Lomé on September 6

West Africa slays its dinosaurs

Togo’s beleaguered leader is the only would-be president-for-life left in the region

Survival: Nasm Ugerama’s baby is due in a month.

Togo demo urges end to Gnassingbe family’s 50-year dynasty

A huge rally for constitutional reform has taken place in Togo, a country presided over by one family for the past half-century.

Togolese prime minister quits

Togolese Prime Minister Komlan Mally has resigned less than a year after taking office.

Togo’s prime minister resigns

Togo’s Prime Minister, Yawovi Agboyibo, on Tuesday said he had tendered his resignation to President Faure Gnassingbe ahead of the formation of a new, post-elections government.…

Togo elections free and fair, say monitors

Landmark weekend parliamentary elections in Togo were ”free, fair and open”, observers from the Economic Community of West African States concluded in a report on Tuesday. ”In…

Togolese vote in parliamentary poll

The people of Togo go to the polls on Sunday to choose MPs in elections where all the main political parties are represented, including Gilchrist Olympio’s Union of Forces for…

Togo hopes polls will restore democracy, aid

Togo holds parliamentary elections on Sunday that, if free and fair, could convince international donors that the small West African state has fully embraced democratic rule. The…