Transnational Issues Tonga
Disputes - international: none
This page was last updated on 1 January 2002
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Togo
Introduction
Togo
Background: French Togoland became Togo in 1960. General Gnassingbe EYADEMA, installed as military ruler in 1967, is Africa's longest-serving head of state. Despite the facade of multiparty elections instituted in the early 1990s, the government continues to be dominated by President EYADEMA, whose Rally of the Togolese People (RPT) party has maintained power almost continually since 1967. In addition, Togo has come under fire from international organizations for human rights abuses and is plagued by political unrest. Most bilateral and multilateral aid to Togo remains frozen.
Geography Togo
Location: Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Benin, between Benin and Ghana