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Togo: Hundreds of Thousands Demand President’s Ouster and Term Limits

HeadlineSep 21, 2017

In the West African nation of Togo, hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets across the country on Wednesday to demand an end to decades of rule by the Gnassingbé family dynasty. Security forces attacked the protesters, shooting live bullets and tear gas into the crowds. Amnesty International says military forces shot a 9-year-old boy in the head, killing him, during the crackdown. Wednesday’s protest is the latest in weeks of massive demonstrations demanding President Faure Gnassingbé’s ouster and the reinstatement of constitutional term limits in Togo.

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