US EditionTogo Bishops Warn Change to Constitution Causing ‘Fear’ in African Nation
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In Lomé, Togo, an important security system was deployed this Friday, June 6th during protests against the government. Several journalists were briefly arrested and forced to erase...
Togo bishops warn change to constitution causing ‘fear’ in African nation
YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – Catholic bishops in Togo have warned of possible political upheaval following last year’s constitutional amendment that could see President Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé hold office for life, thereby extending his family’s 57-year-old dynastic rule over the impoverished West African nation. The revised Constitution, adopted on April 19, 2024, by the National Assembly denies citizens the right to vote for their ruler through univ…
Known on social media for his virulent criticism of Togolese authorities, Aamron was arrested on 26 May. He has since been transferred to a psychiatric hospital in the south of the country.
Videos and testimonies shared on social networks report demonstrations in Togo against the power of Faure Gnassingbé. A mobilization carried by social and political demands.
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