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Togo 2020: Domestic politics, foreign affairs, socio-economic development
Togo 2020: Innenpolitik, Außenpolitik und sozio-ökonomische Entwicklung
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Abstract Controversial constitutional and institutional reforms voted in May 2019 in parliament opened the way for President Gnassingbé to stand for a fourth and fifth term because the law does not apply retroactively. In February 2020, the President won again the disputed presidential elections and thus con... mehr
Controversial constitutional and institutional reforms voted in May 2019 in parliament opened the way for President Gnassingbé to stand for a fourth and fifth term because the law does not apply retroactively. In February 2020, the President won again the disputed presidential elections and thus consolidated his power, assisted by the loyal army and security services. The outbreak of the Corona epidemic in Togo in March and the subsequent economic recession may have contributed to limit popular protest against the Gnassingbé regime. The human rights record of the government has improved, but remains poor. Yet, the international community followed a 'laissez faire' approach in the interests of regional stability. The economy dropped into recession due to the worldwide economic negative effects of the corona-crisis. The democracy index of the Economic Intelligence Unit, London, still rated Togo as an 'authoritarian regime'.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Togo; Afrika südlich der Sahara; frankophones Afrika; Westafrika; sozioökonomische Entwicklung; internationale Beziehungen; Innenpolitik; Außenpolitik
Klassifikation
politische Willensbildung, politische Soziologie, politische Kultur
Freie Schlagwörter
Togo; West Africa; WAEMU; African Studies; UEMOA; ECOWAS
Titel Sammelwerk, Herausgeber- oder Konferenzband
Africa Yearbook. Vol. 17, Politics, economy and society South of the Sahara in 2020
Herausgeber
Adetula, Victor; Kamski, Benedikt; Mehler, Andreas; Melber, Henning
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2021
Verlag
Brill
Erscheinungsort
Leiden
Seitenangabe
S. 1-24
Status
Preprint; begutachtet (peer reviewed)
Lizenz
Creative Commons - Namensnennung, Nicht-kommerz., Weitergabe unter gleichen Bedingungen 4.0