
Furious protests at move to cement Togo ruling family's grip on power
Faure Gnassingbé may no longer be president but he still pulls the strings - and no longer has to face elections.
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Togo, officially the Togolese Republic, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It is one of the least developed countries and extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, where its capital, Lomé, is located. It is a small, tropical country, spanning 57,000 square kilometres with a population of approximately 8 million, and it has a width of less than 115 km (71 mi) between Ghana and its eastern neighbour Benin.
Faure Gnassingbé may no longer be president but he still pulls the strings - and no longer has to face elections.