Togo has a presidential multi-party system with President Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé (UNIR) at the head of the state. He was re-elected for another five years on April 25, 2015. Constitution and separation of powers With the constitution of October 14, 1992, revised on December 30, 2002, the legal framework for a democracy with separation of… Read More »
The term of office The First World War was also fought in the colonies of Africa, including Togo. After just a few days, the Germans had to surrender and Togo was divided into two “occupation zones” lengthwise in roughly equal parts by the British and French administrations. The German colonies were assigned to the League… Read More »
Togo, the artificial segment of a geographical area, owes its shape and its borders to colonial arbitrariness: on the coast a good 50 km wide, it extends as a narrow strip about 550 km to the north, with a width that varies between 45 and 140 km. Togo was a German colony from 1884 to… Read More »
Cities and population The capital is Lomé with about 2 million residents. The population has doubled in recent years, and the suburbs are expanding further and further to the north and south-east. Lomé is also the most important location of the so-called modern sector. Other larger cities are Kara (109 000 Ew.), Sokodé (105 000… Read More »
Due to its proximity to the equator, Togo has a hot, humid tropical climate. In the southern part of the country there are two rainy seasons (April to June and October to November) and one in the north (April to September). During the dry season, the harmattan winds from the Sahara carry many fine dust… Read More »
Togo is the artificial segment of a large landscape and the predominant landscape is the wet savannah. With an area of 56,785 km², Togo ranks 41st of the 54 independent states in Africa and with around 8 million residents, Togo is one of the most densely populated countries in West Africa. History Founded in 1884… Read More »