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Togo calm as polling stations open

Security in Togo was tight Thursday as voters turned out for legislative elections overshadowed by bloody pre-ballot clashes and an opposition boycott.
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Why Buhari, world leaders should care about Togo

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In this musing, this Togolese charges world leaders, especially African leaders, to cast a caring sight on Togo, because, according to him, what happens in the country dictates what comes to the African continent as a whole.
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Togo opposition accuses government of ‘brutal’ crackdown after two killed in protests

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Togo’s opposition has accused the government of deploying police and soldiers in a brutal crackdown in which two protesters were killed during a rally against upcoming elections. Security forces fired teargas and fought running battles on Saturday with demonstrators in the capital, Lome, and several other cities across the country. Both the government and the […]
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Hunger strike in Togo over opposition arrests

Hunger strike in Togo over opposition arrests

A former lawmaker in Togo was on Monday on hunger strike to call for the release of opposition supporters who were arrested during anti-government demonstrations. Nicodeme Ayao Habia, head of the Democrats party, began his protest six days ago in front of Ghana’s embassy in the Togolese capital, Lome. “I am on hunger strike to […] …

Togo elections to hold in December

Togo elections to hold in December

Togo, ruled by Africa’s longest-serving political dynasty and rocked by months of anti-regime protests, will hold legislative and local elections in December as well as a referendum on constitutional reforms, the national poll body said Tuesday. Since September last year, hundreds of thousands of people across Togo have staged demonstrations calling for the resignation of […] …

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