Tagged: Togo Elections

Conrad Omodiagbe

Togo Presidential Election: No Surprises Here

Preliminary results from the Togo Presidential Election seem to place incumbent President Faure Gnassingbé ahead of the race with 72 per cent of the votes cast at the polls on Saturday. This means Gnassingbé will be potentially extending his 15-year rule, which started when he took over from his late father, Eyadéma Gnassingbé, in 2005. […]

Conrad Omodiagbe

Togo Bars Election Observers ahead of Polls

As tensions rise ahead of the February 22 Togo election, the country’s National Elections Commission has announced its decision to revoke a major independent observer group’s accreditation to monitor the polls, raising concerns about the chances of a fair and credible election. Just days before Togolese voters head to the polls on Saturday, the election […]