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Togo Shuts Down Social Media As Protests Against Government Grows

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Internet and social media access has been severely restricted in Togo by the country’s government as protests against the rule of Faure Gnassingbe intensifies.
Opposition parties in the country have coalesced to protest what they describe as the dynastic rule of the Gnassingbe family, currently represented by Faure, son to the late long reigning head of state Eyadema.

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Togo President-Faure Gnassingbe Wins Election For Third Term Run

Incumbent Faure Gnassingbe has been announced as the winner of Togo’s presidential election after the electoral commission finally released results. Faure won 58.75% of the vote, with main opposition leader Jean-Pierre Fabre getting 34.95%. External observers from ECOWAS and the African Union described the elections as free and fair. Faure Gnassingbe came to power in … Read more