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Togo coalition vows to step up opposition to the president's 'constitutional coup'
Togo's President Faure Gnassingbe waves before a working lunch at the Elysee Palace in Paris on April 9, 2021
A COALITION of political parties and civil society groups in Togo vowed on Monday to step up domestic and international pressure on President Faure Gnassingbe.
This follows President Gnassingbe’s controversial appointment over the weekend as head of a powerful new executive body.
Opposition politicians in the west African country denounced the move as a “constitutional coup” that could signal further democratic backsliding in a region marred by military coups.
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