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DW News Africa with Michael Okwu, 08 May 2025

Michael Okwu
May 8, 2025

Togo's leader Faure Gnassingbe transitions from President to "President of the Council of Ministers," a role in which he can be re-elected indefinitely. We hear some of the voices of dissent calling the move a constitutional coup. Eighty years after the Second World War ended in Europe, we look at the forgotten legacy of the Africans who fought for colonial powers.

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DW News Africa

DW News Africa is a weekly show that takes a deep dive into the stories and issues people are talking about across the continent. Join Eddy Micah Jr, Christine Mhundwa, Tomi Oladipo and Michael Okwu every Thursday.

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