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Togo: Gnassingbe sworn in for fourth term as President

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Togo’s President Faure Gnassingbe was inaugurated on Sunday at a ceremony that was minimised to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.

Some 200 guests – all wearing face masks and practicing social distancing – attended the ceremony.

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With borders closed, it was only attended by diplomats already in the country.

The televised ceremony was shortened to just over 80 minutes, without the usual pomp and ceremony.

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Gnassingbe, 53, won by a landslide in February, extending his 15-year reign by another five years.

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