Guinea-Bissau: President Jose Mario Vaz names new PM
Guinea-Bissau’s President Jose Mario Vaz on Monday appointed Aristides Gomes as Prime Minister, a decree read on state-run media said. The move comes days after […]
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“50 years is too long!” Togo ruling dynasty under fire (again)
Chanting “50 years is too long,” thousands of protesters took to the streets in Togo on Wednesday, against President Faure Gnassingbé and his government. The […]
West African leaders vow to fire back after jihadist attacks in Burkina
Togo’s President and chair of the regional ECOWAS bloc, Faure Gnassingbe, and Niger’s President Mahamadou Issoufou on Monday vowed to help Burkina Faso fight and […]
Togo: Ghanaian president to mediate ‘last chance’ dialogue to resolve crisis
Ghana’s President Akufo-Addo has started mediation for a political dialogue between the Togolese President Faure Gnassingbé and the opposition coalition. Discussions are supposed to resolve […]
Fresh anti-Gnassingbé protests kick-off in Togo
Supporters of a 14-member opposition coalition in Togo hit the streets with anti-government demonstrations in the capital Lomé and other towns of the tiny West […]
Togo, only African country to back US position over Jerusalem
Togo, a tiny West African nation, is the only country on the African continent to have voted in favor of President Donald Trump’s political move […]
Togo’s Faure Gnassingbé in Liberia to mediate election dispute
The Togolese Head of state Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé in his capacity as a Chair of ECOWAS travelled to Liberia’s capital Monrovia on Wednesday with his […]
Togo: US, France, ECOWAS express concern over political situation
The United States, France and West Africa regional bloc ECOWAS’ heads of states on Wednesday, called on Togo to begin an immediate dialogue on constitutional […]
Togo cancels OIF summit amid unrest
The Togolese government on Monday requested the cancelation of the summit of l’Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie scheduled for next month in the West African […]
Ghanaian President to Mediate in Togo Crisis
Ghana’s President Nana Akuffo-Addo will hold, in coming days, discussions with 14 Togolese opposition parties on the ongoing political crisis that has claimed the lives […]