Mass Nationwide Protests Bring Togo to the Brink of Ending 50 Years of Dictatorship
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Protesters march and chant slogans during an anti-government protest led by a coalition of opposition parties in Lome, on September 7, 2017. Huge crowds turned out in Togo's capital for the second day running to demand political reform, in the largest opposition protests against President Faure Gnassingbe's regime. The placard reads 'Faure, resign'.PIUS UTOMI EKPEI / AFP /GETTY IMAGES
BY: Regina Asinde,
Hundreds of thousands took to the streets of cities across the West African country of Togo on December 8, as part of a recently revived wave of nationwide protests demanding political reforms. At the center of their demands is the reinstatement of the 1992 constitution, which included a two-term limit on the presidency before being stripped away by former pres...