In this period of preparation for parliamentary elections in Togo, the Togolese politician Francis Pédro Amuzun, a municipal councilor, and presenting himself as “citizen of the world” again addresses António Guterres, the Secretary General of the United Nations (UN).
The opposition in Togo held its first meeting in the capital Lome on Saturday in Lome after more than two years of prohibition. This new start was welcomed by the opposition leader Brigitte Adjamagbo-Johnson.
The Togolese government on Monday confirmed the presence in Togo of the deposed leader of Burkina Faso, Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba
Togolese activist Farida Nabourema has not said her last word on the governance in Togo. The leader of “Faure Must Go”, has once again slammed the power of Lomé.
The meeting planned by certain political parties grouped within the Dynamic Monsignor Kpodzro (DMK) in the Bè district (Gulf 1) on this Saturday, is prohibited”, General Yark Damehame, Togo’s Minister in charge of security and civil protection announced.
In Togo, the electoral and political system has experienced once again an amendment. Members of Parliament adopted in plenary Tuesday to the Chamber two bills amending the Electoral Code and the Charter of political parties.
Togo got independence on April 27, 1960. Sylvanus Olympio who was the Prime Minister since the elections supervised by the UN, became the President of the new Republic.
While the Togolese Minister of Foreign Affairs, Professor Robert Dussey took stock of the upcoming meeting as part of the summit that Lomé will host on political transition and the fight against terrorism in West Africa and the Sahel, it received a critical response on Twitter.
Two years after the introduction of the first restrictions on the right to peaceful assembly justified by the Covid-19 pandemic, and while no more patients are in the care structures according to the authorities, Amnesty International Togo calls on the latter to lift the ban on gatherings of more than 15 people and therefore authorize demonstrations.
The Togolese government has launched since March 8, the registration of Togolese living abroad. This census of the diaspora, which has never been done, causes controversy and fears, particularly within the political parties of the opposition.
