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Togo’s constitutional reforms, hurried elections cause public outcry; ECOWAS sends fact-finding mission

Togolese protesters calling for constitutional reforms in 2018. Photo credit: AFP Just over a week to the rescheduled Legislative and regional elections, the new Togolese constitution, which President Faure Gnassingbe asked to be reviewed by parliament, appears to have further reduced popular participation in the country’s political affairs, reports say. While demands for constitutional reforms…

President Faure Gnassingbe moves to appease Togolese public as he calls for a review of recently passed constitutional reforms.

Togo’s president seeks parliamentary review of Constitutional reform, office says

admin2 weeks ago06 mins

President Faure Gnassingbe moves to appease Togolese public as he calls for a review of recently passed constitutional reforms. The President of Togo, Faure Gnassingbe, has called for a review of the Constitutional reforms recently passed by the Togolese parliament, under which the Togolese president will be elected for a single six-year term by the…

Togolese president, Faure Gnassingbe', will now only require Parliament's vote to be president. photo credit: Gettyimages.

New law in Togo puts electing president in parliament’s control

admin3 weeks ago04 mins

Togolese president, Faure Gnassingbe’, will now only require Parliament’s vote to be president. photo credit: Gettyimages. The Togolese parliament has adopted a new Constitution that changed the country’s presidential system of government to a parliamentary one. The vote comes less than a month before the next legislative elections in Togo, but it is not yet…

Togolese journalists Ferdinand Ayité and Isidore Kouwonou sentenced to 3 years in prison

Editor1 year ago02 mins

New York, March 17, 2023 — In response to news reports that a Togolese court on Wednesday sentenced journalists Ferdinand Ayité and Isidore Kouwonou to three years in prison for insulting authorities, the Committee to Protect Journalists released the following statement of condemnation: “Togolese authorities should not contest the appeals of L’Alternative publisher Ferdinand Ayité and editor-in-chief Isidoro…

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Togo’s constitutional reforms, hurried elections cause public outcry; ECOWAS sends fact-finding mission

Togo’s president seeks parliamentary review of Constitutional reform, office says

New law in Togo puts electing president in parliament’s control

Togolese journalists Ferdinand Ayité and Isidore Kouwonou sentenced to 3 years in prison