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Togo
Population:	6.9 mn.
GDP:	3.2 bn.
Debt:	1.3 bn.
Overview:	President Faure Gnassingbé grows in confidence after victory in 2010's peaceful presidential elections and co-option of opposition leader Gilchrist Olympio gaoling of his younger brother Kpatcha also helps.

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Vol 51 No 6
19th March 2010

Tarnished triumph

As President Faure’s regime cracks down on protest against his election fraud, the opposition dithers

Vol 51 No 6
19th March 2010

* Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé, 44, won a second five-year term, on a platform of economic development and reform, with few details. He will be sworn in on 3 May, after the Constitutional Court (despite complaints) confirms the provisional results.

Vol 51 No 4
19th February 2010

Dynastic dynamics

President Faure Gnassingbé is set for an easy victory against a divided opposition in the 4 March national elections: the main opposition parties plan to boycott the vote (AC Vol 50 No 9). This follows their complaints that the electoral register has been...

Vol 50 No 9
1st May 2009

Brothers and enemies

The Gnassingbé family that has run Togo for almost 42 years has split, opening up competition for the presidential election due next year

Vol 50 No 8
17th April 2009

His father's son

The arrest of former Defence Minister Kpatcha Gnassingbé while pleading in vain for asylum outside the gates of the United States Embassy in Lomé on 15 April appears to have ended his political career ahead of presidential elections due in 2010. Hours la...

Vol 47 No 19
22nd September 2006

Back in the fold

The choice of leading oppositionist Yaovi Agboyigbo as Prime Minister on 16 September and offers of aid and investment from Brussels and Paris point to a changing climate. This follows the 20 August 'Comprehensive Political Accord' between President Faure...

Vol 46 No 10
13th May 2005

Faure's French friends

West African presidents and the Elysée Palace endorse Gnassingbé's election

Vol 46 No 9
29th April 2005

Merci, Papa

People take to the streets in Lomé to protest against Faure Gnassingbé's victory in the polls

Vol 46 No 6
18th March 2005

Olympic heights

It will be a struggle to introduce democracy after three decades of family rule

Vol 46 No 5
4th March 2005

Faure falters

Round one to the African Union; the next battle will be presidential elections

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