Is President Faure Gnassingbé going to show mercy as his brother faces a treason trial in Togo on charges of attempted assassination?
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 Gnassingbé died, Faure seized power with the help of the military and took over the presidency. On assuming the presidency, Faure [...]
Fertilizing Togo’s democracy
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 growing democracy. Togolese democratic disputes are not, in themselves, insincere or unreasonable. On the contrary. Civilized disputes are lifeblood of democracy. Constant questioning can only [...]
Opposition in Togo Joins Government in Coalition
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 stole power. Protest rallies have erupted across the West African phosphate producer nation since President Faure Gnassingbe, son of former dictator Gnassingbe Eyadema, [...]
Post-Election Violence Threatens Togo’s Stability
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. Among the protesters was opposition candidate Jean-Pierre Fabre, who has accused the President Faure Gnassingbe of rigging the country’s elections. Opposition candidate Jean-Pierre Fabre, took [...]
Faure Gnassingbe Has Been Re-elected as President of Togo
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 commission said Faure Gnassingbe, had beaten opposition challenger Jean-Pierre Fabre. He won 1.2 million votes of two million cast, according to officials, considerably more than [...]
Confusion in Togo as Opposition Candidate Claims Victory in Presidential Elections
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. This decision may set the stage for protests in a country whose 2005 elections vote was marred by violence as well. The [...]
Election Rigging Concerns as Togo Prepares to Vote for a New President
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 Faure Gnassingbe may make attempts to rig the outcome. Thousands of people died in the post-election violence after the 2005 presidential poll [...]
Angolan Rebels Say Togo’s Football Team Was Not Intended Target
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 that the attack was not aimed at the Togolese players but at the Angolan forces that was ahead of the convoy. He said [...]
Attackers of Togo Football Team Arrested in Angola
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 Nations Cup. The announcement was made by provincial prosecutor Antonio Nito in a statement to the press. He said “The two elements of FLEC [...]
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