Togo’s President is Facing Pressure to Resign Following Protests Against a New Rule that Permits Indefinite Terms in Office
Togo’s President Faure Gnassingbé faces growing opposition due to a crackdown on protests in Lomé against constitutional changes labeled a “constitutional coup,” with activists from “Hands Off My Constitution” demanding an end to his rule and the release of detained protesters.
EFSCRJ Raises Issues and Concerns about the Criminal Offenses Act 2025
The Criminal Offences Act and Criminal Procedures Act, assented to by President Barrow on March 28, 2025, reform colonial-era laws in The Gambia, but provisions on sedition, publication bans, and false information raise concerns about freedom of expression and require further amendments.
