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  • Published on Jan 20, 2021

    ECOWAS, Nigeria and the way forward

        ECOWAS Keen watchers of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) would have noticed a silent but revolutionary action taken recently by Nigeria, the economic and political powerhouse in West Africa, as part of efforts to counter a rather …

    Source: Best Naira News - Uncategorized
  • Published on Oct 6, 2020

    In Togo, There Is Nowhere to Hide

    This is an article from World Review: The State of Democracy, a special section that examines global policy and affairs through the perspectives of thought leaders and commentators, and is published in conjunction with the annual Athens Democracy Forum. In …

    Source: The New York Times - Neutral
  • Published on Sep 22, 2020

    Mali coup, third-term bids fan fears of West African democracy backslide

    DAKAR (Reuters) - Until this year, West Africa looked to have shed its “coup-belt” moniker, winning plaudits as a model of democratic progress on the continent. But last month’s putsch in Mali is fuelling fears among activists that gains of the past decade …

    Source: Reuters - Neutral
  • Published on Aug 26, 2020

    Togo releases 16 opposition activists

    Sixteen members of Togo’s main opposition movement have been freed after completing a prison term for “rebellion” and other charges, an opposition leader told AFP on Wednesday. The activists were sentenced on April 21 to a year in prison, together with a …

    Source: Punch - Neutral
  • Published on Aug 11, 2020

    State of democracy in Africa: changing leaders doesn't change politics

    For the last few years the African political landscape has been dominated by high profile changes of leaders and governments. In Angola (2017), Ethiopia (2018), South Africa (2018), Sudan (2019) and Zimbabwe (2018), leadership change promised to bring …

    Source: Zimbabwe News.Net - Neutral
  • Published on Aug 5, 2020

    Togolese bishop, supportive of political reform, targeted by spyware

    CNA Staff, Aug 5, 2020 / 02:01 pm MT (CNA).- Researchers based at the University of Toronto announced Monday that Bishop Benoît Alowonou of Kpalimé was among six targets of spyware in Togo last year. The country's bishops have supported political …

    Source: Catholic News Agency - Right-wing
  • Published on Aug 3, 2020

    WhatsApp spyware attack: senior clergymen in Togo among activists targeted

    A prominent Catholic bishop and a priest in Togo have been told they were targeted by spyware made by the private surveillance firm NSO Group, in the first known case of its kind involving members of the clergy. A joint investigation by the Guardian and …

    Source: The Guardian - Neutral
  • Published on Jul 26, 2020

    Internet shutdowns in Africa threaten democracy and development

    It's broadly accepted that there's a close relationship between development and access to information. One of the first economists to make the link was Amartya Sen, who won the Nobel Prize in 1998 for his contributions to welfare economics. …

    Source: Nigeria Sun - Neutral
  • Published on Jul 16, 2020

    Togo issues arrest warrant for opposition leader, Kodjo

    Togo has issued an international arrest warrant for Agbeyome Kodjo, the runner-up in February’s presidential elections, his lawyer said Thursday, adding that he had gone into hiding in the poor West African nation fearing for his life. “It is one more act …

    Source: Nigerian Eye - Neutral
  • Published on Jun 26, 2020

    Rights’ violation: ECOWAS Court fines Togolese Govt. 16m CFA

    The ECOWAS Community Court of Justice has ordered the government of Togo to pay 16 million CFA Francs as compensation for shutting down internet twice in 2017. A statement issued by the court on Friday said the the panel of three Justices found that …

    Source: News Diary Online - Uncategorized
  • Published on Jun 23, 2020

    AFRICA/TOGO - The Bishops: "Enough of the cynical way of proceeding that plays with the sacredness of life"

    Lomé (Agenzia Fides) - "Without a serious reform of the electoral framework in view of free, transparent, credible and peaceful elections, democracy cannot really thrive in Togo", say the Bishops of Togo in a press release at the end of their …

    Source: Fides - Government
  • Published on Jun 16, 2020

    SA youth concerned about democracy, sexism, corruption, jobs, basic services

    By Supplied 9m ago Share this article: ShareTweetShareShareShareEmailShare JOHANNESBURG – As South Africa celebrates Youth Day, the results from a sweeping pan-African survey reveal that South Africa’s youth have rising concerns about the future of the …

    Source: News (South Africa) - Uncategorized
  • Published on Apr 24, 2020

    Togo bishops decry arrest of opposition leader

    CNA Staff, Apr 24, 2020 / 11:31 am MT (CNA).- The bishops of Togo called for peace and respect for the rights of citizens after the violent arrest of an opposition leader from his home on Tuesday. “[E]very citizen has the right and duty to express his…

    Source: Catholic News Agency - Right-wing
  • Published on Apr 12, 2020

    Côte D’Ivoire’s president has imperilled West African democracy

    COMMENT West Africa has a reputation as one of the continent’s most democratic regions, but this is at risk of slipping, and crises such as the coronavirus pandemic create an enabling environment for democratic erosion. Over the past two years, Ivorian …

    Source: Mail & Guardian - Neutral
  • Published on Mar 17, 2020

    Togo National Assembly strips Agbeyomé of parliamentary immunity

    By Charles Epiphany Ativor, GNA Lome (Togo), March 17, GNA – The Togolese National Assembly Monday stripped Dr. Kodjo Messan Gabriel Agbéyomé, a Member of the Assembly and an opposition leader of his parliamentary immunity. The leader of the Patriotic …

    Source: Ghana MMA - Neutral
  • Published on Mar 17, 2020

    Young Africans want more democracy

    Their ageing rulers are finding new ways to thwart them | THE INDEPENDENT | One day in January Comlan Hugues Sossoukpe woke before dawn in Lomé, the capital of Togo, and slipped across the frontier to a safe house in Benin. It was only the second time he …

    Source: Independent (Uganda) - Neutral
  • Published on Mar 12, 2020

    Re-election of H. E. Mr. Gnassingbe, President of the Republic of Togo (Statement by Press Secretary OHTAKA Masato)

    Download logo The Government of Japan congratulates H. E. Mr. Faure Essozimna GNASSINGBE on his official reelection as President of the Republic of Togo, as a result of the presidential election held on February 22, 2020. The Government of Japan welcomes …

    Distribution channels: Politics, World & Regional
  • Published on Mar 11, 2020

    Togo National Assembly summons opposition leader, accuses him of plotting coup

    By Charles Epiphany Ativor, GNA Lome (Togo), March 11, GNA – Togo’s National Assembly has summoned opposition leader Dr. Agbéyomé Messan Kodjo to the National Assembly on Wednesday, March 11 for allegedly plotting a coup. Agbéyomé, who continues to contest …

    Source: Ghana MMA - Neutral
  • Published on Mar 7, 2020

    Young Africans want more democracy

    Mar 5th 2020 COTONOU, KHARTOUM AND LILONGWE ONE DAY in January Comlan Hugues Sossoukpe awoke before dawn in Lomé, the capital of Togo, and slipped across the frontier to a safe house in Benin. It was only the second time he had been in his home country …

    Source: The Economist - Neutral
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