President Faure Gnassingbé is leveraging the loyalty of military officers and a small circle of securocrats to maintain firm control over the army, the gendarmerie and the intelligence services, whose main roles entail tackling terrorism and keeping a lid on political opponents.The frequent reshuffles carried out in recent months at the top of the Forces Armées Togolaises (FAT) general staff are aimed at increasing the army's effectiveness and preventing any [...]
