Togo’s 2005 power transition: a legacy of disputed authority and violence

The political trajectory of Togo is indelibly marked by a pivotal year, 2005, which continues to reverberate in the collective consciousness and foster national division. While some interpret this period as the dawn of a new era, international reports and victim testimonies paint a starkly different picture: one of power consolidated through brutal repression, disproportionately affecting the southern populations, primarily those of Ewé ethnicity.

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By Yvette Tchuente — State political analyst