Faure Gnassingbe was seen as a malleable 38-year-old when the military installed him as president of Togo after the death of his strongman father in 2005. Now the leader once dubbed "the youth" is ...

LOME, Togo — Protesters and security forces clashed for a second straight day on Friday in Togo's capital Lomé over recent constitutional reforms that could cement President Faure Gnassingbé's long ...

Togolese leader Faure Gnassingbe, whose family has ruled the small west African country for nearly six decades, swapped titles on Saturday to complete a constitutional reform hotly criticised by his ...

Polls closed at around 1600 GMT and voting centres began the counting soon after, an AFP correspondent said. The "tendency of initial results" could be released later on Monday, according to a ...

LOME, Togo — Clashes broke out between protesters and security forces in several parts of Togo's capital Lomé on Thursday, as President Faure Gnassingbé faced increasing pressure from critics over ...

Togo President Faure Gnassingbe has won a fourth term in power, the national electoral commission declared on Monday, as his main rival accused authorities of fraud. The incumbent leader took 72 per ...

Togo President Faure Gnassingbe declared an electoral victory on Monday as official preliminary results showed him re-elected in a landslide, though an opposition candidate also claimed victory and ...