Togo Police Quash Rare Anti-Government Protests in Capital

Togo: Police Disperse Anti-Government Protesters With Teargas

By Enyichukwu Enemanna A large number of police officers in Togo on Friday took over the streets of Lome, the country’s capital, in response to a rare demonstration against the government. President Faure Gnassingbe has led the African country since 2005, succeeding his father, who ruled for nearly four decades. Young Togolese, often referred to as “Gen Z”, and civil society activists had rallied for the Friday protests through social media to v…

Togo Police Quash Rare Anti-Government Protests in Capital

Security forces in Togo moved swiftly on Friday to shut down a rare public protest in the capital, Lomé, as frustrations mount over arrests of dissidents, soaring fuel prices, and controversial constitutional reforms perceived as a power grab by the country’s long-standing president. The protest, largely driven by young people and civil society groups, had been organised online to express growing anger over recent political developments and gove…