When Togo's lawmakers passed a new constitution last month, opposition leaders quickly rejected the reform as another ploy by President Faure Gnassingbe to extend his family's more than five ...

President Faure Gnassingbe's ruling party won a majority of parliament seats in recent elections. The new constitution increases presidential terms to six years, but Gnassingbe's nearly 20-year ...

Faure Gnassingbe- Di son Few hours afta Eyadema bin die, dem announce di son Faure Gnassingbe to replace di father. Di den Army chief of staff Gen Zakari Nandja say na becos say di parliament ...

This could mean that President Faure Gnassingbe, whose party, the Union for the Republic, dominates parliament, could remain president for six more years until 2031 after his current term as ...

Togo President Faure Gnassingbé is set to secure power for life if his party retains a majority in parliamentary elections, cementing a West African dynasty as the region tilts away from democracy.

Togo on Monday holds legislative elections after a highly divisive constitutional reform that opponents say paves the way for President Faure Gnassingbe to further extend his family's decadeslong ...

It is this role that many experts suspect President Gnassingbe – constitutionally limited to just one more presidential term – is angling for. Togo’s President Faure Gnassingbe [File ...

Togolese began voting in legislative elections on Monday after a divisive constitutional reform that opponents say allows President Faure Gnassingbe to extend his family's decades-long grip on power.

The results pave the way for President Faure Gnassingbé, already in power for nearly 20 years, to extend his rule under a controversial reform to the constitution that his opponents denounce as ...

Monday's vote had been delayed twice because of a backlash from some opposition parties who called the constitutional changes a manoeuvre to allow Gnassingbe to rule for life. Over four million ...

Togo’s president has signed a new constitution eliminating presidential elections, a move that opponents say will allow him to extend his family’s six-decade rule.

Gnassingbe stepped down but was then promptly voted back into office with the support of the ruling party. That election was hotly disputed, leading to violent protests in which up to 800 people ...