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Voters in Togo head to the polls to elect the country's president. Incumbent president Faure Gnassingbé, accused of an authoritarian rule, seeks to run for a fourth term which was made possible by a constitutional amendment in 2019.
2020-02-22

Protests against poor living conditions break out in the central town of Jilma, Tunisia after a man set himself on fire for the same reason on Friday. Police use tear gas to disperse the protestors.
2019-11-30

Parisian police fire tear gas and water cannons at protestors and arrest around 105 people on the anniversary of the first yellow vest protests.
2019-11-16

Wang Huning, a senior official of the Communist Party of China, meets with Togolese President Faure Gnassingbé in Beijing, China.
2018-09-5

For the second consecutive day, hundreds of thousands of Togolese protest against President Faure Gnassingbé's 50-year family dynasty. Parliament is set to consider presidential term limits when it reconvenes in October.
2017-09-7

Turkish police fire tear gas at hundreds of protestors in Istanbul and Ankara as protestors mark the anniversary of the start of the ongoing protests.
2014-05-31

The Togolese electoral commission releases official results for the recent parliamentary election with President Faure Gnassingbe's Union for the Republic party winning 62 of 91 seats with the Opposition threatening to challenge the results.
2013-07-28

People rallying against last weekend's gang rape of a female student are showered in tear gas and water cannons in New Delhi, India.
2012-12-22

At least 36 people are killed after several boats capsize during a storm on Lake Togo in southeastern Togo.
2011-05-9

Police use tear gas and batons on people protesting against their government in Maldives.
2011-05-1