Gnassingbe Eyadema, the President of Togo, who has died aged 69, was not only Africa's longest serving leader, sustaining himself in power through tyranny; he also had the dubious distinction of ...

Lomé,Togo — Almost a fortnight after the Togolese head of state, Gnassingbé Eyadéma, arrived back to Togo from a private visit to Italy that lasted 13 days, rumours from the grapevine in Lomé persist ...

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Thousands of Togolese lined the streets of the capital Lome on Sunday to pay their last respects as a state funeral was held for the West African country’s long-serving ruler Gnassingbe Eyadema. The ...

Lome - Togo officially mourned its former president on Sunday with a funeral attended by regional leaders working to calm the country's presidential-succession struggle. The military, supported ...

Lome — President Gnassingbe Eyadema headed comfortably for another third term of five years in office when he was officially declared the overall winner in last Sunday's polls yesterday evening in ...

Togo's President Gnassingbe Eyadema, Africa's longest serving ruler, has died and was replaced hours later by his son, Faure, army officials said. Eyadema, 69, who had been ill for a number of years, ...

According to JANA, the Leader of the Revolution received a letter of thanks and gratitude from President Faure Eyadema president of Togo which reads: " The Leader Muammar al-Gathafi, leader of the ...

Lome (Fides Service) – Gnassingbe Eyadema has been re-elected President of Togo for another five year term. This was confirmed on 4 June by the National Independent Electoral Commission, which ...

THE DEATH of the Togolese dictator Gnassingbe Eyadema after 38 years in power has removed a crucial link in the West African elder-statesman chain of command that considers authority to be a tribal ...

President Gnassingbe Eyadema of Togo, who has died aged 69, was one of the last of a generation of African leaders who held on to power for decades in their newly independent states. President Eyadema ...