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Togo leader gets new role without term limits, opposition calls it a coup

LOME (Reuters) - Togo leader Faure Gnassingbe has been given the powerful new role of President of the Council of Ministers which has no fixed term limit, parliament said - a move the opposition ...
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Togo leader's sister-in-law arrested after calling for end to family rule

A former defence minister and vocal critic of Togo's government, Marguerite Gnakadé, has been arrested, according to security sources. Gnakadé, the sister-in-law of long-serving leader Faure ...
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Togo’s Gnassingbé under fire as constitutional shift triggers resignation calls

Tensions are rising in Togo as President Faure Gnassingbé’s tightening grip on power fuels backlash from opposition groups and civil society. The latest flashpoint: a wave of arrests and reports of ...
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Togo's president faces calls to resign after protests over new role allowing indefinite rule

LOME, Togo — Togo's President Faure Gnassingbé is facing growing pressure following a government clampdown on protests calling for his resignation over recent changes in the constitution that could ...

Togo names new government with record number of women ministers

Togo's first female prime minister has appointed a new government with a record 30% of the 33 ministerial positions given to women, according to the cabinet list announced on state television late on ...