African Studies
Utafiti: Journal of African Perspectives
Call for Papers: Utafiti is inviting you to submit your manuscript – any topic in the humanities - for consideration in the next issues.
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Controversial constitutional and institutional reforms voted for in May in parliament opened the way for President Gnassingbé to stand for fourth and fifth terms because the law does not apply retroactively. The first local elections in more than 30 years resulted in the victory of the ruling party. The grand expectations of the opposition, which had hoped for a fundamental change at least at the grass-roots, were again dashed. The human rights situation sharply deteriorated due to growing political and social tensions related to the prospect of the head of state running for a fourth term. Islamist terrorist violence spread from Mali to the northern frontier region of Togo. The autonomous deep-water port of Lomé developed as a growth pole and hub for the sub-region. China became the major partner beside Togo’s established partners the eu, France, and Germany. The informal sector still dominated the economy. Overall Togo remained economically ‘mostly unfree’.