Togo – 2011: Domestic politics, foreign affairs, and socio-economic development

Dirk Kohnert

A chapter in Africa Yearbook Volume 8: Politics, Economy and Society South of the Sahara in 2011, 2012, pp 191-198 from ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics

Abstract: The coalition government continued on the path to establishing democracy, good governance and the rule of law in Togo in 2011. Its efforts were honoured by the international donor community with growing commitments and the cancellation of foreign debt. Domestic politics were dominated by simmering confrontations within both the opposition and the ruling Gnassingbé clan. The president successfully followed the divide-and-rule strategy of his late father, Eyadéma. The radical opposition remained isolated and its MPs excluded from parliament, despite a ruling of the ECOWAS Court of Justice to the contrary. The showdown between the president and his rivals within the Gnassingbé clan culminated in the conviction of Kpatcha Gnassingbé and his followers as ringleaders of the 2009 coup attempt.

Keywords: Togo; Africa Yearbook 2011; domestic policy; foreign affairs; socio-economic development; period under review 2011 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F35 F54 N47 Z13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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