Togo's Gnassingbé Dynasty

<p>In this episode, we learn about Africa’s longest-serving dynasties, the Gnassingbé dynasty. They have ruled Togo since the late 1960s. The rise of the dynasty began with Gnassingbé Eyadéma, who forged a successful military career and became the country’s President. Following Gnassingbé’s death in 2005, his son Faure Gnassingbé became President following a questionable set of parliamentary changes, and like father, like son, his rulership has failed the Togolese people.&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Follow us on IG:</strong> itsacontinentpod and Twitter: itsacontinent.&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>We're on Buy me a Coffee too: </strong>https://www.buymeacoffee.com/itsacontinent&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Visit our website: </strong>itsacontinent.com&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Hosts: </strong>Chinny: Twitter/IG: chindomiee&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Astrid: IG: </strong>astrid_monologuesx&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Artwork by Margo Designs: </strong>https://margosdesigns.myportfolio.com</p> <p>Music provided by Free Vibes: https://goo.gl/NkGhTg Warm Nights by Lakey Inspired: https://soundcloud.com/lakeyinspired/... Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Sources for further reading:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/2005/feb/07/guardianobituaries"><u><strong>https://www.theguardian.com/news/2005/feb/07/guardianobituaries</strong></u></a></li> <li><strong>Banjo, A. (2008). THE POLITICS OF SUCCESSION CRISIS IN WEST AFRICA: THE CASE OF TOGO.&nbsp;</strong><em><strong>International Journal on World Peace,25</strong></em><strong>(2), 33-55. Retrieved April 18, 2021, from </strong><a href="http://www.jstor.org/stable/20752832"><u><strong>http://www.jstor.org/stable/20752832</strong></u></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-42009211"><u><strong>https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-42009211</strong></u></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/feb/21/togo-has-long-been-mired-in-political-c