Togo 2020: Domestic politics, foreign affairs, socio-economic development

Dirk Kohnert

A chapter in Africa Yearbook Volume 17: Politics, Economy and Society South of the Sahara in 2020, 2021 from ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics

Abstract: Controversial constitutional and institutional reforms voted in May 2019 in parliament opened the way for President Gnassingbé to stand for a fourth and fifth term because the law does not apply retroactively. In February 2020, the President won again the disputed presidential elections and thus consolidated his power, assisted by the loyal army and security services. The outbreak of the Corona epidemic in Togo in March and the subsequent economic recession may have contributed to limit popular protest against the Gnassingbé regime. The human rights record of the government has improved, but remains poor. Yet, the international community followed a ‘laissez faire’ approach in the interests of regional stability. The economy dropped into recession due to the world-wide economic negative effects of the corona-crisis. The democracy index of the Economic Intelligence Unit, London, still rated Togo as an ‘authoritarian regime’.

Keywords: Togo; Africa Yearbook 2020; domestic policy; foreign affairs; socio-economic development; period under review 2020 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F35 F54 N47 Z13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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