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Togo

Population: 9.29m
GDP: $9.76bn
Debt: 68.3% of GDP (2024)

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Displaying 5 results from 2024 (out of 47 total).

Bolloré back

France’s Parquet national financier (PNF), the national agency for prosecuting financial crime, has referred the Breton billionaire and media magnate Vincent Bolloré for possible prosecution for bribery of...


    Vol 65 No 10 |
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The Gnassingbé dynasty prolongs its grip on the state

The ruling party won a sweeping majority in parliamentary elections, allowing the Gnassingbé family to continue its 57-year rule

The scale of the ruling Union pour la République (UNIR) victory in the parliamentary elections on 29 April dashes the hopes of opposition parties that the vote might...


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    Vol 65 No 9 |
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Keeping a grip on the presidencies

Oppositionists say a constitutional reform which will allow parliament to appoint a council president is a ploy that will allow Gnassingbé to retain power

President Faure Gnassingbé appears certain to strengthen his grip on power, whether or not that means staying on as head of state.

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    Vol 65 No 8 |
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Faure lobbies Washington

President Faure Gnassingbé is seeking to strengthen his government's ties to the United States and secure US investment under two recent laws. This coincides with a contentious bid...


Displaying 5 results from 2024 (out of 47 total).