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UNBELIEVABLE: Togo opposition calls for protests over election delay - The Untold Story

Togolese President Faure Gnassingbe has been in power since 2005 after succeeding his father (Credit: AFP)

Togo's opposition on Thursday called for a three-day mass protest to demonstrate against the government's decision to delay this month's legislative elections.

Tensions between President Faure Gnassingbe's government and the opposition have heightened following parliament's approval of a contested constitutional reform critics say is a bid to keep Togo's leader in power.

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