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Is President Faure Gnassingbé going to show mercy as his brother faces...

August 13, 2011 no comments

Gnassingbé Eyadema would be turning in his grave as a political row between his two sons that started just after the late Togolesse strongman died, threatens to get into an even deeper feud. When G...

Fertilizing Togo’s democracy

July 25, 2010 1 comment

The row in Togo over whether Togolese opposition groups should join the ruling Rally of the Togolese People (RPT), of President Faure Gnassingbe, in a credible coalition further indicates Africa’s gr...

Opposition in Togo Joins Government in Coalition

May 30, 2010 no comments

The main opposition party in the West African State of Togo, has suspended its long-serving leader, Gilchrist Olympio, for agreeing to enter a coalition with the ruling RPT government that it says st...

Post-Election Violence Threatens Togo’s Stability

March 8, 2010 3 comments

As the opposition swore to contest President Faure Gnassingbe’s re-election in Togo, there are reports coming out of the country that teargas was fired at hundreds of protesters on Sunday. Amon...

Faure Gnassingbe Has Been Re-elected as President of Togo

March 7, 2010 no comments

According to reports coming out of Togo, President Faure Gnassingbe the incumbent in the country’s Presidential election is said to have won the elections by a comfortable margin. The election commi...

Confusion in Togo as Opposition Candidate Claims Victory in Presidenti...

March 6, 2010 no comments

The main opposition party candidate in the West African State of Togo, along with the incumbent President, have both claimed victory in an election ahead of results due to be announced on Saturday. T...

Election Rigging Concerns as Togo Prepares to Vote for a New President...

March 4, 2010 no comments

On Thursday, the West African country of Togo will go to the polls to choose a new President against a history of violence in earlier elections and opposition allegations that the current President F...

Angolan Rebels Say Togo’s Football Team Was Not Intended Target

January 11, 2010 no comments

The Secretary General of (Flec), the Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda, Rodrigues Mingas, the group that has claimed responsibility for the attack on Togo’s football team has said th...

Remains of assistant soccer coach Amalete Abalo arrives in the capital Lome

Attackers of Togo Football Team Arrested in Angola

January 11, 2010 no comments

Authorities in the South-Central African country of Angola have announced that they have arrested two people on suspicion of attacking a bus carrying the Togo national soccer team to the African Nati...