Faure Gnassingbé's resignation as acting Head of State on 26 February is a provisional victory for both Nigeria's President Olusegun Obasanjo Chairman of the African Union and Mali's former President Alpha Oumar Konaré now Chairman of the AU Commission...
AU and Ecowas censure Since Faure's installation by the army following the death of his father Gnassingbé Eyadéma on 5 February Obasanjo and Konaré have consistently condemned Faure Gnassingbé's take-over and have pushed the strong line that has emerged from both the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the AU which on 25 February imposed sanctions pending a return to constitutional rule...
He had not quite completed the positioning of his second son Faure Gnassingbé to take over and the army had to manoeuvre their man into the top job...
Panic in Lomé Eyadéma was said to be considering installing Faure Gnassingbé as President of the National Assembly so that he could be the legitimate constitutional successor but this never happened...
After years of affording President Gnassingbé Eyadéma the respect due to Africa's longest serving head of state the international community has come down hard on the machinations that allowed his son Faure Gnassingbé to take over...
When President Gnassingbé Eyadéma's son Faure Gnassingbé inherited Togo's presidency Gabonese watched closely...
Ex-paratroop commander Ernest is marginalised by illness and political disgrace; but Mines and Energy Minister Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé controlling the key central-northern town of Sokodé is a contender...
