Gnassingbé

Togo: will the people finally dethrone the Gnassingbé dynasty?: A man holds up a sign which reads, "leave the power", during a demonstration against President Faure Gnassingbe in Lome. Noel Kokou Tadegnon/ReutersTogo has been ruled by a father-son duo for 50 years. Gnassingbé Eyadema (b. 1935) seized power in a military coup in 1967. He remained president until his … [Read more...] about Togo: will the people finally dethrone the Gnassingbé dynasty? | The Conversation