Tagged: Togo
Farida Adamu
Democracy Watch: Togo and Its Leaders
President Faure Gnassingbé was sworn into office in Togo last week for his fourth consecutive term at a ceremony streamed on Facebook. A Not So Democratic Move On 8 May 2019, the National Assembly adopted a law limiting presidential terms to two five-year terms, but it did not take into account the incumbent’s previous terms […]
Farida Adamu
Democracy Watch: Togo Opposition Leader Arrested
In Togo, the opposition leader, Agbéyomé Kodjo, has been arrested. Africa News reports that the former Togolese Prime Minister was arrested on Tuesday, April 21, at his home and taken to the gendarmerie’s Central Research and Criminal Investigation Service. Prior to this, Mr Kodjo’s parliamentary immunity was lifted in mid-March at the request of the […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Here’s Why This Togo Opposition Leader is Under Fire
The stage has been set for Agbeyome Kodjo to face an internal criminal investigations department in Togo, after challenging the results of the February 22nd polls that ended with the re-election of the incumbent president, Faure Gnassingbe. According to Foreign Brief, Kodjo, who had participated in the presidential elections which took place earlier in the […]
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
Meet the Candidates for Togo’s Presidential Elections
Togo’s official election coordination and monitoring body, the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI), has officially cleared seven candidates who met its stipulated requirements. This is coming just days before the Togolese voting community heads to the polls for the country’s upcoming controversial presidential elections, scheduled to take place on February 22, 2020. Who are these […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Togo’s Opposition Coalition Calls for Protests as It Prepares to Boycott December Polls
Ahead of the December 20 polls in Togo, one of the leaders of the main opposition coalition in the country, Brigitte Adjamagbo-Johnson, has announced that the opposition is determined to ensure that upcoming elections do not take place due to the increasing allegations of fraud. Joint leaders of the opposition have called for more protests […]