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Center: 45%

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Low Turnout in Togo Municipal Elections Seen as Test for the Country's President

African Politics · Togo

Low Turnout in Togo Municipal Elections Seen as Test for the Country's President

69% Left coverage: 13 sources

Togo Votes in Local Elections Amid Outburst of Public Anger: What to Know

Faure Gnassingbé · Togo

Togo Votes in Local Elections Amid Outburst of Public Anger: What to Know

100% Left coverage: 5 sources

The Gnassingbe family has collectively ruled the West African country since 1967, and many Togolese want change.See the Story

Protests Against Faure Gnassingbé in Togo: the Government Cries to the "Attempt to Destabilize"

Faure Gnassingbé · Togo

Protests Against Faure Gnassingbé in Togo: the Government Cries to the "Attempt to Destabilize"

50% Left coverage: 4 sources

A little more than a week after the last demonstration against Faure Gnassingbé's power, the Togolese minister of territorial administration spoke to the press on Wednesday, 9 July. Qualifying the mobilization of "pure manipulation", he believes that it is also a matter of "an attempt to destabilize the subregion".See the Story

Togo: Seven Killed in Togo Protests Against President Gnassingbé's Rule

67% Center coverage: 3 sources

[People's Dispatch] Protests erupted last week in Togo as citizens demanded President Gnassingbé's resignation, following a constitutional change that could allow him to extend his more than 20 years in power.Faure Gnassingbé · Togo See the Story

Demonstrations Against Faure Ganssingbé in Togo: Government Launches Arrest Warrants Against M66

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

At a press conference held in the middle of the week, the Ministers of Security and Technical Education implicitly designated the Movement of June 6 (M66) as responsible for the demonstrations against the power of Faure Gnassingbé held in June in Togo. The group, which takes its name from the president's birthday date, asks for his resignation.Faure Gnassingbé · Togo See the Story

Faure Gnassingbé in Front of the M66 : Genesis of a Confrontation

Faced with an unprecedented challenge, which the Togolese government claims to be driven from abroad, the now President of the Council has decided to respond with firmness. And seems determined to defend the constitutional reform that he initiated.Faure Gnassingbé · Togo Read Article

Togo: Understanding the Undivided Power Story of Sergeant Eyadéma in Faure Gnassingbé · Global Voices

To understand the depth of the current Togolese crisis, it is necessary to go back to the dawn of January 13, 1963. On that day, a group of soldiers from the French colonial army overturned democratically elected President Sylvanus Olympio. His assassination marks the first coup d'état in sub-Saharan Africa, breaking the democratic momentum of the young Togolese state.Faure Gnassingbé · Togo Read Article

Togo: Against Faure Gnassingbé, a 3.0 Opposition without Leader but Not without Anger

For the most part, the instigators of Operation Ninja, who are based abroad without a leader or a real programme, are blowing at the embers of degagism and echoing a part of the youth in Lomé. For the time being, the Togolese power is struggling to contain their incendiary speeches on social networks.Faure Gnassingbé · Togo Read Article

West Africa: Togo - Police Arrest Protesters Opposing New Powers for President Gnassingbé

67% Left coverage: 6 sources

Press Release - The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) strongly condemns the arrest and reported abuse of peaceful protesters in Togo's capital, Lomé, on June 5 and 6. The crackdown is a worrying sign of increasing repression as public opposition grows against recent constitutional changes that could keep President Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé in power indefinitely.Faure Gnassingbé · Togo See the Story

The Lessons From Kenya and Togo, By Abdul Mahmud

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

Last week, the streets of Kenya and Togo boiled over. In Nairobi, young Kenyans marched in protest. They raised their voices against what they described as the theft of their futures by President William Ruto’s administration. The Finance Bill 2024 was the last straw. Austerity, taxation without accountability, and skyrocketing unemployment ignited a youth movement that is largely leaderless, tech-savvy, and courageous. In response, the Kenyan s…Faure Gnassingbé See the Story

UN Report Links Rwanda To M23 Presence

The United Nations has reignited serious allegations against Rwanda in a newly published expert report submitted to the Security Council, detailing a large-scale military presence in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) earlier this year. The report, compiled by a panel of UN experts, reveals that between January and May 2025, approximately 6,000 Rwandan soldiers — many of them special forces — operated on Congolese territory, support…Faure Gnassingbé See the Story

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