Togo Update

LOME (Reuters) - Youths hurled rocks and set up blazing barricades in Togo's capital on Tuesday when Faure Gnassingbe, son of the late authoritarian leader, was declared the winner of a presidential election
I'm not surprised the Togolese youths are celebrating. As I observed when in Togo:

Everyone knows Faure Gnassingbe, as son of a president and possessor of an MBA (I call him the African Bush) is the best possible president for Togo...[Togo situation so-so]

For more on Togo see: Departure: Lome, Togo; Togo a-Go-Go; To be fair to Togo; and Departure: Togo.

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