Togo - 2016: domestic policy, foreing affairs, and socio-economic development

Dirk Kohnert

MPRA Paper from University Library of Munich, Germany

Abstract: President Faure Gnassingbé acted throughout the year from a position of strength, given the divided and weakened opposition. Overdue political and institutional reforms and local elections were postponed indefinitely. The human rights situation improved slightly, but the regime continued to be describable as ‘authoritarian’. In view of the growing jihadi risk in the sub-region, the international donor community rewarded Togo’s apparent political stability as an anchor of security in West Africa with a substantial increase in development aid. With promising growth prospects, low inflation and an absence of major external shocks, the government was able to improve the macroeconomic situation.

Keywords: country study; Togo; West Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F50 N97 O55 Z13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017-03-16, Revised 2017-03-21
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