The protest came the day after mediators from Ghana and Guinea said that Togo will enter talks on controversial constitutional reform February 15, in a move aimed at ending a crippling political stalemate. The Opposition parties want to restrict presidents to a maximum of two, five-year terms of office, and introduce a two-round voting system. While the mediators said Friday that the leaders of the 14 opposition parties had agreed to "suspend" the public protests, the leaders themselves carried on with Saturday's protest. If we want to protest then we will," said opposition leader Jean-Pierre Fabre. West African leaders in November called for both sides in Togo to enter talks mediated by President Nana Akufo-Addo, from neighbouring Ghana, and Guinea's Alpha Conde.

Source: Daily Nation February 04, 2018 11:26 UTC