Togo - 2015

Dirk Kohnert

A chapter in Africa Yearbook Volume 12: Politics, Economy and Society South of the Sahara in 2015, 2016, pp 174-181 from ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics

Abstract: The presidential elections of 25 April 2015 resulted in a victory for the incumbent, Faure Gnassingbé. Thus, he secured his third five-year term, strengthening the autocratic grip of the Gnassingbé-clan, which had been in power since 1967. The institutional and constitutional reforms that would have been required for free and fair elections and which the opposition parties, civil society and international donors demanded, were postponed indefinitely. Nevertheless, the international community declared the elections free and fair, given their security interests in the region. Economic growth remained stable at about 5% p.a., although economic growth rates were not inclusive and benefitted the few. The business climate improved considerably.

Keywords: Togo; Africa Yearbook 2015; domestic policy; foreign affairs; socio-economic development; period under review 2015 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F35 F54 N47 Z13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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