Thursday, July 25, 2013

Togo: Legislative elections likely to break ruling Gnassingbe grip on power

Togo has begun voting in a twice-delayed legislative elections - elections that are likely to significantly loosen the ruling party's grip on power, given the mounting discontent with the West African nation's long-ruling family dynasty.

Eyadema Gnassingbe came to power through a coup and governed Togo from 1967 until his death in 2005, when his son Faure Gnassingbe took over following a hastily arranged election.

Faure Gnassingbe has governed since, but frustration with the

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