The people of Togo have seen the Germans come and colonize the country we call these days Togo. After the German defeat in the Great War the French and the British came and took over the legacy and these two countries divided Togo. Later the years of indepoendence came sweeping like a wind of change through Africa. What would be the future of these colonies.

Kate Skinner did research into the different ideas people had about the coming days of independence in Togo. Was the future a united country? In this interview Kate Skinner talks about her book ‘The fruits of freedom in British Togoland’.