Background: French Togoland became Togo in 1960. Gen. Gnassingbe EYADEMA, installed as military ruler in 1967, continued to rule well into the 21st century. Despite the facade of multiparty elections instituted in the early 1990s, the government continued to be dominated by President EYADEMA, whose Rally of the Togolese People (RPT) party maintained power almost continually since 1967. Togo has come under fire from international organizations for human rights abuses and is plagued by political unrest. While most bilateral and multilateral aid to Togo remains frozen, the European Union initiated a partial resumption of cooperation and development aid to Togo in late 2004. Upon his death in February 2005, President EYADEMA was succeeded by his son Faure GNASSINGBE. The succession, supported by the military and in contravention of the nation's constitution, was challenged by popular protest and a threat of sanctions from regional leaders. GNASSINGBE succumbed to pressure and agreed to hold elections in late April 2005.
February 23rd 2008Africa » Togo » Atakpam As much as we loved Nigeria, and our lack of harassment in the country must be record-breaking, it was still something of a relief to leave and really know that we had made it through. The Beninese bo ... 15 photos[full story]
March 30th 2008Africa » Togo » Lome Clever, I know. I wanted to say that a lot yesterday, but tought a lot would be lost in translation, and didn’t know if the Togolese had the same affinity for puns, as I do. For a variety of bo ... [full story]
February 21st 2008Africa » Togo Heading for the fairly large and bustling town of Kpalimé deep in the forests of Togo's cocoa and coffee country, I couldn't help but notice sign after sign for Ecotourism outings. "Case Togo -- Amis ... 7 photos[full story]
February 11th 2008Africa » Togo » Lome I know, I know..I haven't written in forever...its just been crazy busy here...lots of stuff going on..so lets start with new years....happy new years by the way!
Welcome to Togo - tres, tres, tres ... [full story]
January 13th 2008Africa » Togo » Lome Left Kokrobite where we had been camping for days, got to the city of Accra and stopped @ Shoplite at the Accra mall, bought truck food, looks very western, lots of foreigners in the mall. We went to ... 15 photos[full story]
December 12th 2007Africa » Togo That is definately the question. The answer is a little bit of a mixed bag. When we first arrived in Togo we headed to Klouto where we went for a guided walk through the forest. There were three gu ... 14 photos[full story]
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