Togo poised to build on the gains of last year
BY JEAN-BAPTISTE BATANA 2018 was a year full of political developments in Togo, both on the domestic and the international fronts. On the domestic front, the legislative elections held on … Read More
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Togolese lawmaker Agbéyomé Kodjo calls for “reforms in peace”
BY JIBRIL TURE Yesterday, September 19, the Togolese parliament adopted major political reforms limiting to a maximum of two terms the mandate of the president of the republic, and providing … Read More
Repression in Lome after Demonstrators demanded that President Gnassingbe step down
BY LISA FRENCH A viral video seen so far by thousands of viewers shows Togolese security forces savagely beating citizens on the streets of Lome this Friday evening, specifically in the … Read More
Obama’s first-term Africa policy
Jibril Ture U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s January 2012 whirlwind trip to four West African countries in two days – Liberia, Côte d’Ivoire, Togo and Cape Verde – followed …