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Jul 24, 2020
7 min read

Togo’s president will prioritise economic recovery

With his principal opponents silenced, the president is firmly in control

Togo

President Faure Gnassingbe speaks to ruling party supporters after his election victory, Lome, February 24 (Reuters/Luc Gnago)

Feb 21, 2020
7 min read

West African regional bloc faces transition challenges

Forthcoming presidential polls will test the credibility of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)

West Africa

Guinea's President Alpha Conde (Reuters/John MacDougall)

Feb 24, 2020
2 min read

Togo's president likely to bypass opposition protest

The incumbent looks set to be controversially re-elected for a fourth term

Togo

Dec 4, 2019
7 min read

West African coastal states will fear jihadist threat

Rising insecurity in Burkina Faso is raising concern that its jihadist threat could spread to its southern neighbours

Burkina Faso

A Malian soldier wears a belt of ammunition around his neck before going to the village of Kadji in Gao March 1, 2013 (Reuters/Joe Penney)

Jun 7, 2019
7 min read

West African regional bloc faces harmonisation tests

The 15-member ECOWAS is set to grapple with various political crises and trade coordination hurdles

West Africa

Togolese President Faure Gnassingbe during the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government 54th Ordinary Session in Nigeria, December, 2018 (Reuters/Afolabi Sotunde)