Overview

• June’s constitutional overhaul eliminated term limits and made President Gnassingbe head of the Council of Ministers for life.
• Young Togolese have taken to the streets in Lome and other cities to demand Gnassingbe step down and restore democratic safeguards.
• Security forces dispersed crowds with tear gas and batons, detaining dozens under illegal assembly laws.
• Rising electricity prices and worsening cost-of-living pressures have fueled widespread frustration among the youth.
• The government has suspended RFI and France24 broadcasts and tightened restrictions on journalists covering the unrest.