Togo’s ruling party won a parliamentary majority in April’s legislative elections, the country’s electoral commission said Saturday, after a divisive constitutional reform critics say allows President Faure Gnassingbe to extend his time in power. Gnassingbe’s Union for the Republic party (UNIR) won 108 of 113 seats in the new assembly, according to provisional results announced … Continue reading Togo’s ruling party wins legislative vote in power-extending boost for Gnassingbe