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Protests gather pace in Togo
Opposition supporters gather in towns across Togo to call for presidential term limits
There are demonstrations across Togo with people demanding the re-introduction of presidential term limits; Togo has been ruled by members of the same family for fifty years. Plus Kenya’s electoral commission has appointed new staff to run the October 17th presidential election. And, is giving cash to villagers rather than building wells or schools a better donor model?
(Photo. Protestors in Lome, Togo. Credit: Emile Kouton/AFP/Getty Images)
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