Togo

The government and opposition are meeting over potential constitutional and electoral reforms

The regime's official commitment to constitutional reform is not lessening public protests

While positive economic growth beckons for several states, destabilising political divisions will fester

Despite widespread public support, the opposition is not receiving regional backing for its full electoral demands

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is positioning itself as a guarantor of electoral democracy

Attempts by the government to placate the opposition over constitutional reforms are unlikely to prove satisfactory

Large-scale demonstrations and protests have been accompanied by an apparent internet shutdown by the government

Solid growth in the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) masks the ongoing dominance of its larger economies