Faure Gnassingbe
latest news & developmentsTogo MPs adopt new Constitution
The country’s the last major constitutional change was in 1992
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.
Why do presidents cling to power?
Four former heads of state speak about what being president is actually like
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: Togo leader treads in father’s steps
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"
Tensions simmer in restive Togo
Governance is a family business but a new generation of protesters is trying to disrupt the old order
Casualties mount in Togo protests
Opposition ire over the president’s extended term in office spilled over into the streets this week
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
Togo deals blow to Israel’s Africa quest
The Africa-Israel summit in Lomé is postponed as citizens protest Tongo president’s repressive rule.
West Africa slays its dinosaurs
Togo’s beleaguered leader is the only would-be president-for-life left in the region
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…