Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé

Gilchrist Olympio's Union des Forces de Changement has condemned President Faure Gnassingbé's decision to use 3 000 electoral kits from Congo-Kinshasa without consulting the Commission Electorale Nationale Indépendante...

There is concern as to whether Togo’s President Faure Gnassingbé is gradually being forgiven for the way he inherited power from his late father Gnassingbé Eyadéma...

This follows the 20 August 'Comprehensive Political Accord' between President Faure Gnassingbé's government and the main opposition...

This was launched by President Faure Gnassingbé in November and would involve the opposition around the Union des Forces de Changement (UFC) of Gilchrist Olympio...

After the death of Togo's President Gnassingbé Eyadéma Compaoré made overtures to his son Faure Gnassingbé who presented two helicopters for the presidential campaign...

Six months ago it was the demise of Togo's dictator Gnassingbé Eyadéma and the attempted usurpation of power by his son Faure Gnassingbé that pushed regional leaders into action to press for a return to constitutional rule...

Barnier a former European Union Commissioner argued that Paris should stop backing corrupt autocrats such as Togo's late Gnassingbé Eyadéma but the government recognised his son Faure Gnassingbé's stolen election in April...

Even if the military is slightly less ruthless with dissidents than Faure Gnassingbé's soldiers in Togo Guinea's top brass will face similar regional and international pressure to those which recently forced Faure to modify his succession plan...

The army had crushed the opposition uprising and the Constitutional Court had rejected claims of electoral irregularities well before Faure Gnassingbé was sworn in on 4 May...

President Olusegun Obasanjo hosted Faure Gnassingbé and opposition leader Gilchrist Olympio in Abuja on 25 April to encourage their commitment to the creation of a government of national unity...

This is dead in the water even if Faure Gnassingbé has called on Olympio to play a role in government...