One family has ruled Togo for 50 years. Huge protests are shaking their grip on power.

Barely a soul in Togo has known life under the rule of anyone but Faure Gnassingbé and his father, Gnassingbe Eyadema. The elder took control of the small West African nation in a 1967 coup. Half a century has passed. Ninety percent of Togo's population is younger than 50.  In Togo, life expectancy is still shockingly […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/09/13/one-family-has-ruled-togo-for-50-years-huge-protests-are-shaking-their-grip-on-power/