He became president after the death of his father, Gnassingbé Eyadema, who had been at the helm for 38 years. Protesters are calling for the end of the "Gnassingbé dynasty". Internet speeds are ...

Togo has been under the dominance of a single ruler, Gnassingbe Eyadema, since 1967, when he came to power in a military coup. A single party, the Rassemblement du Peuple Togolais [Togolese ...

An old video footage has resurfaced showing Colonel Ignatius Kutu Acheampong, Ghana's military ruler, arriving in Togo for an official visit to the country in 1973. The visit by Kutu Acheampong ...

Already in power for nearly 20 years, Gnassingbe succeeded his father Gnassingbe Eyadema, who ruled for almost four decades in the small coastal West African state between Benin and Ghana.

Gnassingbe became president in 2005, succeeding his father, President Eyadema Gnassingbe, who ruled the west African country ...