Togo 2016

Dirk Kohnert

A chapter in Africa Yearbook Volume 13: Politics, Economy and Society South of the Sahara in 2016, 2017, pp 170-177 from ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics

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: Togo; Africa Yearbook 2016; domestic policy; foreign affairs; socio-economic development; period under review 2016 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F35 F54 N47 Z13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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