Togo’s New Constitution Abolishing Presidential Elections Stirs Controversy, Raises Ongoing Concerns within ECOWAS
Lomé, Togo - Togo's President Faure Gnassingbe has signed into law a controversial new constitution that eliminates direct presidential elections, a move that has sparked outrage within the country and raised…
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