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  • Togo financial inclusion At a market in Lomé, Togo. Credit: Carsten ten Brink
    EconomyTogo

    Why Africa needs to make financial inclusion its 2022 priority

    By Mazamesso Assih
    January 11, 2022
    Three reasons that African governments must do more, better and faster, to ensure people have access to financial services. Tchala Dahana is a 41-year-old ...
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  • Togo dictatorships lockdown coronavirus: President Faure Gnassingbé has been in power in Togo since 2005 when he took over from his father, in power from 1967. Credit UN Photo/Pierre Albouy.
    Covid-19PoliticsTogo

    Dictators love lockdowns

    By Farida Nabourema
    April 21, 2020
    Resisting injustice and abuse by authoritarian regimes like Togo’s was hard enough before coronavirus. It will be even harder during and after it. Read ...
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  • Togo constitution: President Faure Gnassingbé of Togo has ruled since 2005 and could continue to 2030. Credit: Presidence Benin.
    Africa InsidersPoliticsTogo

    Insiders Insight: Togo family dynasty eyes rule until 2030

    By Africa Insiders
    May 14, 2019
    African Arguments is and always will be freely-accessible to everyone. But we also have a separate spin-off product called the Africa Insiders Newsletter. It consists of weekly emails with additional ...
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  • The political crisis in Togo has been ongoing for over year in which anger with President Faure Gnassingbé's government has grown. Credit: Faure Must Go.
    PoliticsTogo

    Togo returns to the streets to stop “unfair” legislative elections

    By Wolali Ahlijah
    December 17, 2018
    The government seems determined to hold elections on 20 December and extend President Gnassingbé’s rule. By any means necessary. Togo is no stranger to political ...
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  • Protesters in Togo have been taking the streets in almost weekly marches since August 2017.
    PoliticsTogo

    Togo protests: Will the planned talks go anywhere?

    By Wolali Ahlijah
    February 9, 2018
    Protesters are demanding President Faure Gnassingbé leave power. The ruling party and army are adamant he stays. For Togolese protesters, the 1 February announcement that ...
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  • Thousands take to the streets in Togo to demand the reinstatement of the 1992 constitution.
    PoliticsTogo

    50 years of hurt: Togo protesters vow to continue

    By Farida Nabourema
    August 25, 2017
    After years of government stalling, demonstrators are demanding electoral reforms, including the reinstatement of term limits. On Saturday 19 August, shocking images of the ...
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