China congratulates Togo on successful completion of political transition

BEIJING, May 6 (Xinhua) -- China commends and congratulates Togo on the successful completion of its political transition, a spokesperson for China's foreign ministry said on Tuesday. Spokesperson Lin Jian made the remarks at a regular news briefing …

Togo president's new post could see him rule for life, opposition calls it a coup

The Togolese leader, Faure Gnassingbé, has been appointed to the newly created role of President of the Council of Ministers, a powerful post with no term limits, in a move the opposition has denounced as a “constitutional coup” that could allow him to …

Togo’s Faure Gnassingbé’s New Role Sparks Fears of Lifetime Rule

World News | Togo's Opposition Denounces New Role of Country's Leader as 'constitutional Coup'

Lome (Togo), May 6 (AP) A coalition of political parties and civil society groups in Togo vowed Monday to step up domestic and international pressure on President Faure Gnassingbe following his controversial appointment over the weekend as head of a …

Togo’s opposition denounces new role of the country’s leader as a ‘constitutional coup’

LOME, Togo (AP) — A coalition of political parties and civil society groups in Togo vowed Monday to step up domestic and international pressure on President Faure Gnassingbe following his controversial appointment over the weekend as head of a powerful new …

Faure Gnassingbé Assumes Newly Created Executive Role as Controversial Constitutional Change Takes Effect in Togo

Following February's senatorial election, Togo has finally transitioned into a parliamentary government system, in which the ruling party, Union for the Republic (UNIR), won 34 of the 41 available seats. Over the weekend, Faure Gnassingbé, president …

Togo leader gets new role without term limits, opposition calls it a coup

Audio By Carbonatix LOME (Reuters) – Togo leader Faure Gnassingbe has been given the powerful new role of President of the Council of Ministers which has no fixed term limit, parliament said – a move the opposition called a constitutional coup that could …

Protesters denounce Togo leader’s new role as an attempt at indefinite rule

NewsFeedProtesters in Togo are speaking out against constitutional changes that could keep Faure Gnassingbe in power indefinitely. He’s been sworn in as ‘President of the Council of Ministers’, a newly-created role with no term limits. Published On 5 May …

Hundreds of Togolese opposition militants denounce ‘authoritarian change of political system in Togo’

Some of the militants of Togolese radical opposition parties, including the National Alliance for Change (ANC) of Jean-Pierre Fabre and the Democratic Forces for the Republic (FDR), Hundreds of militants from radical Togolese opposition parties—including …

Togo’s Gnassingbé Takes New Executive Role After Reform Backlash

Togo’s long-serving leader Faure Gnassingbé has assumed a new executive role, officially taking the oath of office on Saturday as President of the Council of Ministers—a position that now holds the country’s highest executive power following a …