OPINION: Faure Gnassingbe has been in power in the West African country since 2005 when he succeeded his father, Gnassingbe ...

Togo on Monday holds legislative elections after a highly divisive constitutional reform that opponents say paves the way for ...

Gnassingbe was put in power by the military in 2005 when his father Gnassingbe Eyadema suddenly died after ruling for nearly ...

Amnesty International says authorities in Togo have repressed the media and prevented civilians from gathering to protest ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. President Faure Gnassingbé will be able to extend his family’s rule over Togo into a seventh decade if ...

Some of Togo's opposition parties and civil society groups on Saturday renewed their calls for widespread popular protests a ...

Lawmakers in Togo adopted a new constitution that dilutes the powers available to future heads of state but could extend ...

Days before Togo holds legislative elections, opposition and civil society have been torn between the desire to mobilise and the fear of repression since the adoption of a controversial constitutional ...

Togo lawmakers on Friday gave final approval to a constitutional reform switching to a parliamentary system that opposition ...

The opposition in Togo has denounced a proposed new constitution as a power grab, intended to extend the reign of President ...

Togo's parliament has given final approval to a new constitution extending the President's term, after critics denounced the ...

Togo’s parliament had already adopted the amendments on March 25, but the reforms led to an opposition backlash so President Faure Gnassingbe called for further consultations and a second ...