President’s former chief-of-staff Victoire Tomegah Dogbe, 60, has become the first female prime minister of Togo, a tiny West African nation of about eight million people.

Togo's President Faure Gnassingbé will oversee the armed forces as part of a reshuffle amid growing security concerns in the northern regions, according to a decree announced on Friday.

In a show of strength, police officers in Togo deployed in large numbers across the capital Lome on Friday, putting an end to a rare demonstration against the government. On Friday morning, police ...

Togo has seen years of resistance to the Gnassingbe family's rule. The president was first elected in 2005 to succeed his father, Gnassingbe Eyadema, who took office in a coup in 1967.

Togo, a narrow strip of land on Africa's west coast, has for years been the target of criticism over its human rights record and political governance. Gaining independence from France in 1960 ...

Security forces disperse Togo protesters demanding president’s resignation. Faure Gnassingbe facing criticism over changes to the country’s constitution that could keep him in power indefinitely.