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As Togolese citizens recently mobilised online to protest entrenched political power, authorities responded with deliberate internet slowdowns and targeted disruptions.
LOME, Togo -- Togolese voters went to the polls on Thursday in municipal elections seen as a test for the country’s leader Faure Gnassingbé, who has faced rare and deadly protests after a ...
Togo votes in local elections amid outburst of public anger: What to know The Gnassingbe family has collectively ruled the small West African country since 1967, and many Togolese want change.
In Africa, periods of unrest and protests are often fraught with internet restrictions and shutdowns, like Togo experienced in June.
Guest Column - Behind last week's U.S-brokered peace deal between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo is a hidden storyline: Togo's quest to become West Africa's Rwanda.
Seven people were killed during anti-government protests in Togo last week, said human rights activists, who accused security forces of using "shocking violence" against protesters.
Togo soldiers clash with protesters demanding Gnassingbé resignation Soldiers in Togo used tear gas and batons on Thursday to disperse hundreds of protesters who blocked main roads in the capital ...
LOME, Togo (AP) — Protesters and security forces clashed for a second straight day on Friday in Togo's capital Lomé over recent constitutional reforms that could cement President Faure ...
Soldiers in Togo used tear gas and batons on Thursday to disperse hundreds of protesters who blocked main roads in the capital to call for the resignation of longtime leader Faure Gnassingbe ...
Togo's opposition plans further rallies after earlier anti-government protests led to dozens of arrests. Many, especially young people, reject a new order which could allow Faure Gnassingbe to ...
The House of Representatives has exonerated universities in the Republic of Togo from allegations of issuing fake academic certificates, following findings received through diplomatic channels in ...