Vol 44 No 21 | TOGO Lomé abstention 24th October 2003 Togo was a German colony, then a French one. The two former masters now disagree about Togo's dubious democracy and its 35-year President, Gnassingbé Eyadéma, 65. European aid...
Vol 44 No 11 | TOGO Five-yearly farce 30th May 2003 Togo's presidential election will be no better than the last two President Gnassingbé Eyadéma will secure a third presidential term on 1 June but this time, hardly anyone is taking the process seriously. The European Union's decision not to...
Vol 44 No 9 | TOGO Democratic doubts 2nd May 2003 The 1 June presidential election could be as big a travesty of democracy as 1998, when the electoral commission was replaced on polling day so that phony results...