https://internationalviewpoint.org/ International Viewpoint, the monthly English-language magazine of the Fourth International, is a window to radical alternatives world-wide, carrying reports, analysis and debates from all corners of the globe. Correspondents in over 50 countries report on popular struggles, and the debates that are shaping the left of tomorrow. en SPIP - www.spip.net https://internationalviewpoint.org/local/cache-vignettes/L144xH25/siteon0-da713.png?1745245334 https://internationalviewpoint.org/ 25 144 https://internationalviewpoint.org/A-wave-of-bloody-repression-hit-the-demonstrations-in-Togo https://internationalviewpoint.org/A-wave-of-bloody-repression-hit-the-demonstrations-in-Togo 2025-07-12T12:47:00Z text/html en Paul Martial Youth and student movements Togo <p>A wave of bloody repression hit the demonstrations on 26, 27 and 28 June. It was sparked by the arrest of a young rapper who was critical of the regime. Faced with a dynastic government locked in by the army, Togo's young people are expressing a desire for change that the regime is trying to extinguish with terror.</p> - <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/-IVP606-July-2025-" rel="directory">IVP606 - July 2025</a> / <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/+-Youth-and-student-movements-+" rel="tag">Youth and student movements</a>, <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/+-Togo-+" rel="tag">Togo</a> https://internationalviewpoint.org/West-Africa-rivalry-and-division-between-leaders https://internationalviewpoint.org/West-Africa-rivalry-and-division-between-leaders 2024-08-02T06:32:52Z text/html en Paul Martial Russia Africa Mali Niger Benin Togo <p>Within hours of each other, two summits of West African countries were held. The first, that of the Alliance of Sahel States, bringing together Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, each led by military juntas; the second, that of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) bringing together the 13 other countries.</p> - <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/-IV595-August-2024-" rel="directory">IV595 - August 2024</a> / <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/+-Russia-+" rel="tag">Russia</a>, <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/+-Africa-+" rel="tag">Africa</a>, <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/+-Mali-+" rel="tag">Mali</a>, <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/+-Niger-+" rel="tag">Niger</a>, <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/+-Benin-+" rel="tag">Benin</a>, <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/+-Togo-+" rel="tag">Togo</a> https://internationalviewpoint.org/A-dynastic-dictatorship-in-Togo https://internationalviewpoint.org/A-dynastic-dictatorship-in-Togo 2024-04-12T09:30:56Z text/html en Paul Martial Togo <p>Switching from a presidential to a parliamentary system is Faure Gnassingbé's latest brainwave to ensure that, like his father, he remains President for life.</p> - <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/-IV591-April-2024-" rel="directory">IV591 - April 2024</a> / <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/+-Togo-+" rel="tag">Togo</a>