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CLEAN : Togo lawmakers begin study of constitutional reform plan
Lawmakers in Togo on Friday began looking at a bill to revamp the country's constitution and introduce a presidential term limit after days of protests against Faure Gnassingbe's regime
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CLEAN : Fresh protests in Togo amid charges of repression
Opposition parties in Togo held a second day of demonstrations on Thursday over the rule of President Faure Gnassingbe the scion of Africa's oldest political dynasty amid accusations of harsh repression by the security forces
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CLEAN : Thousands march in second day of Togo protests
Thousands of protesters turned out in the West African state of Togo on Thursday for the second day running in an intensifying campaign aimed at forcing out President Faure Gnassingbe
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CLEAN : Togo: Opposition visits burnt PNP headquarters
Togo's opposition visits the burnt headquarters of Panafrican National Party (PNP) in Lome
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CLEAN : At least 4 dead in Togo protest clashes
At least four people were shot dead on Wednesday in clashes between protesters and security forces in Togo's two largest cities after soldiers and police launched teargas to prevent the latest anti government protest
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CLEAN : Uneasy calm in Togo ahead of new opposition demo
Gangs of youths and the security forces clash sporadically in Togo's capital Lome before a planned opposition protest that the government has ruled illegal
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CLEAN : Three dead in Togo clashes after imam arrested
Violent clashes erupt in Sokode the second city of Togo and in a neighbourhood of Lome where groups erected barricades and burned buildings following the arrest of an imam close to the countries main opposition party
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CLEAN : West African leaders break silence on Togo violence
West African leaders have made their first comments after two months of increasingly bloody violence in Togo calling on the presidency and the opposition to sit down to talks
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CLEAN : Zimbabwe: We will never accept the military coup d'etat (AU)-2
We will never accept the military coup d'etat said Guinean President and head of the African Union Alpha Conde on Thursday in an interview in Paris demanding a return to the constitutional order in Zimbabwe
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CLEAN : New opposition demonstrations in Togo
In Lome thousands of people responded to the opposition's call and returned to the streets to demand a limit on the number of presidential terms and the resignation of President Faure Gnassingbe
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CLEAN : Government forces accused of savage repression in Togo
Togo's opposition is accusing the security forces of savage repression after nearly 20 of its supporters were injured as they tried to protest against the ruling party
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CLEAN : Togo: Thousands of women demonstrate against power
Thousands of Togolese women protested on Saturday in Lome against the government of President Faure Gnassingbe who has been facing strong popular protests for months
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CLEAN : New opposition demonstrations in Togo
Political opposition in Togo protested on the streets of the capital Saturday despite mediators announcing Friday that Togo will enter talks on a controversial constitutional reform February 15 in a move aimed at ending a crippling...
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CLEAN : Niger and Togo leaders express solidarity with Burkina Faso
The President of Niger Mahamadou Issoufou on Monday reaffirmed the strength of the alliance of Sahelian countries with France against terrorism during a visit to Ouagadougou three days after the jihadist attacks that hit the capital...
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French billionaire detained in Africa corruption probe
French billionaire Vincent Bollore has been detained for questioning in an investigation into alleged corruption during lucrative port deals in Africa.
A judicial official said Bollore was taken into custody Tuesday in the...
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CLEAN : Parents of boy killed in Togo press for full probe and justice
The parents of a Togolese boy shot dead almost a year ago vow to keep up pressure for a full investigation after finally obtaining an autopsy
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CLEAN : Togo opposition leader enters day 10 of hunger strike
Nicodeme Ayao Habia President of the opposition Democrats Party enters his tenth day of a hunger strike
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CLEAN : Togolese economist Kako Nubukpo slams CFA franc
Togolese economist Kako Nubukpo slams the CFA franc arguing it profits the foreign and wealthy rather than ordinary Africans as finance ministers from the CFA franc zone set to meet in Paris on Friday (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : Jean Pierre Fabre is invested as 2020 presidential candidate
Togo's opposition National Alliance for Change (ANC) has invested party leader Jean Pierre Fabre as its candidate for next year's presidential election (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : Togo turns ex colonial palace into flagship art centre
Togo opens a flagship art centre in the former seat of colonial power after a multi million dollar refurbishment aimed at making it a major cultural draw in West Africa (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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Rallies ahead of Togo's presidential election
As the West African state of Togo prepares for presidential elections this weekend, the two main candidates held their final campaign rallies on Thursday.
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Opposition leader casts vote in presidential election
Togolese opposition leader Jean-Pierre Fabre, who came in second in elections in 2010 and 2015, on Saturday cast his ballot in Togo's presidential election.
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Incumbent Gnassingbe wins Togo election
Faure Gnassingbe has been re-elected for a fourth term as President of Togo, it was announced in the capital Lome on Sunday.
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Vote count under way in Togo presidential election
Vote counting got underway across Togo on Saturday in the country's presidential elections.