There are signs of this already in Sierra Leone--and in Togo, where the dictator Etienne Eyadema, in power since 1967, was nearly toppled in 1991, not by democrats but by thousands of youths whom ...

A former French colony, it has been ruled by the Eyadema family for the last 50 years, making it the dynasty that has been in power for the longest period. And of all the governments currently in ...

One by one, three former Nigerian military rulers, Olusegun Obasanjo, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida and Abdulsalami Abubakar, ...

Faure Gnassingbé has been head of state since 2005 when he took over from his father Gnassingbé Eyadema, who seized power in a coup in 1967, seven years after independence. The anti-government ...

A 74-year-old politician with "critical" health issues is in jail as Togolese authorities crack down on dissent, an spokesperson for the nation's opposition coalition says. Tensions heightened ...

Gnassingbe -- in power since 2005 -- succeeded his father General Gnassingbe Eyadema, who seized power in a coup more than 50 years ago.

For example, in Togo, human rights lawyers were prominent in the national conference that stripped the former despot, Gnassingbe Eyadema, of his power. The conference appointed a human rights ...

I wish to thank all of them, His Excellency the President of Senegal Abdoulaye Wade, The President of Cote d'Ivoire, Laurent Compaore, and President of Togo, Gnassingbe Eyadema, The President of Mali, ...

Now, Tinubu is president. Had Abacha lived, he would have become an Eyadema or Museveni or Paul Biya. Perhaps Nigerians would have been longing for a Tinubu. Because Abacha would have, while ...

Togo has delayed parliamentary and regional elections amid tensions following controversial constitutional reform. The reform approved by lawmakers last week replaced the presidential system with ...

President Jiang Zemin, Premier Zhu Rongji of the State Council and Vice President Hu Jintao of the People's Republic of China, President Gnasinbe Eyadema of the Republic of Togo, President ...

former Premier Zhou Enlai and former President Gnassingbe Eyadema, he recalled. During his meeting with President Azali Assoumani of the Comoros, Xi said China was ready to partner with the ...