Togo Elections! Whoohoo!

I'll believe this when I see it.

Togo's new leader Faure Gnassingbe, in his first address to the nation, has promised "free and transparent" elections "as soon as possible".

Mr Faure was installed as president on Monday after the constitution was hastily amended to allow him to take over and remain in office until 2008.

West Africa leaders are discussing the crisis in Togo after the death of his father President Gnassingbe Eyadema.

The regional body, Ecowas, has termed the handover of power unacceptable.

The African Union said it was considering imposing sanctions on Togo unless it restores "constitutional legality".

AU leader, President Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria, is attending the Ecowas summit being held in Niger's capital, Niamey.

Oh, good, they can be election buddies with Liberia.

Seriously, folks. Between Liberia, the French attrocity that is the Cote D'Ivoire campaign, the chronic unrest in Nigeria, and now Togo, the entire coast of the Gulf of Guinea is just one big mess. My advice? Visit newly-tourist friendly Libya!