Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé

Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé

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Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé is the current President of Togo, having held the position since 2005 after succeeding his father, Gnassingbé Eyadéma. He is a member of the Union for the Republic (UNIR) party and has focused on economic development and infrastructure improvements during his presidency. In April 2023, he was appointed as the African Union's mediator in the ongoing conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where he is expected to facilitate dialogue and work towards a peaceful resolution in the region.

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The workshop was held in the name of Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé, the president of the Council.

Vision Togo 2040 : Le secteur privé au cœur de l'économie
Journal du Cameroun – popular Cameroonian news site·CameroonCameroon· 2026-08-01
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Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé is the President of the Togolese Council and is involved in the leadership of OHADA.

Togo - OHADA : Faure Gnassingbé et l'avenir du droit des affaires
Journal du Cameroun – popular Cameroonian news site·CameroonCameroon· 2026-07-29
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Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé is the head of state whose vision prioritizes youth engagement in national policies.

Golfe 7 : Le tournoi « Foot & Changement de Comportements » est lancé
Journal du Cameroun – popular Cameroonian news site·CameroonCameroon· 2026-07-13
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He is the President of the Council of Togo and is focused on making equality of opportunity a driver of development.

Togo : 2e en Afrique pour l’égalité économique hommes-femmes
Journal du Cameroun – popular Cameroonian news site·CameroonCameroon· 2026-03-02
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Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé is the President of the Council of Togo who oversees the modernization of port and road infrastructures.

Le Togo facilite l’acheminement de 20 000 tonnes d’engrais vers le Niger
Journal du Cameroun – popular Cameroonian news site·CameroonCameroon· 2026-02-25
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Togolese President Faure Essozimna Gnassingbe's mediation aims to align multiple peace tracks that have emerged over the past year.

Uhuru warns against fragmented peace talks for eastern DRC
The Standard·KenyaKenya· 2026-01-19
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Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé was the President of the Conference of Heads of State and Government of the UEMOA and initiated peace and security policies.

BOAD Development Days: 48 heures pour se pencher sur le financement alternatif du développement dans l’UEMOA
Sidwaya – main daily newspaper of Burkina Faso (French)·Burkina FasoBurkina Faso· 2025-06-13
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Faure Gnassingbé has been appointed as the new mediator of the African Union in the conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Guerre en RDC : le président togolais, Faure Gnassingbé, nommé médiateur de l’Union africaine
Le Monde·FranceFrance· 2025-04-14
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