Browsing: Togo

Togo’s President Faure Gnassingbe has endorsed a new constitution, abolishing presidential elections, a move contested by opponents, foreseeing an extension of his family’s six-decade reign. Civil…

The electoral commission in Togo has announced that the ruling party has won a parliamentary majority in April’s legislative elections, providing a significant boost to President…

Voters in Togo are out in their number on Monday to vote in delayed parliamentary and regional elections despite tensions over a new constitution extending the…

Today, April 27, 2024, the Republic of Togo commemorated the 64th anniversary of its independence.   The President of the Republic, Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé, on the…

Togo has now fixed April 29 as the date for legislative elections after initially delaying the polls over a controversial constitutional reform, according to a government statement…

Parliamentarians in Togo have begun a three-day tour to sensitise citizens about a controversial bill that will alter the country’s constitution. It seeks to empower parliament…

Authorities in Togo have arrested nine politicians raising questions about a new constitution that could allow President Faure Gnassingbe to extend his 19-year rule. This is…

Togo has postponed its parliamentary and regional elections following disputes over controversial constitutional reform. The lawmakers approved modifications that replaced the presidential system with a parliamentary…

Activists and opposition leaders in Togo have called for protests to prevent the country’s president from signing a new constitutional reform that would eliminate future presidential…

Togolese lawmakers have approved a new constitution proposed by members of the ruling party, marking a transition from a presidential to a parliamentary system in the…