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Africa Live: Sierra Leone declares drug abuse a national emergency - BBC News | |
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Nicolas Négoce | |
BBC News | |
Four opposition parties and a civil society group in Togo have called for mass | |
protest next week to | |
demonstrate against the delayed parliamentary and regional elections. | |
Political tensions have heightened following parliament's approval of a contested constitutional reform last week due to replace the presidential system with a parliamentary | |
one. | |
Opposition parties have rejected the constitutional change, fearing it could let President Faure Gnassingbé stay in power. | |
President Gnassingbe has been in power since 2005, when he replaced his father who led the West African state for 38 years. | |
On Wednesday, the presidency announced the postponement of the country’s parliamentary elections, which were due to take place | |
on 20 April. | |
The presidency did not say the new date for the polls, | |
citing the need for more consultations over the reforms. | |
Opposition | |
leader and Togo’s first female presidential candidate, Brigitte Kafui Adjamagbo | |
Johnson, has told the BBC that the election delay is a "power grab" and is disappointed by this | |
latest move. | |
"We’re not going to accept this, and we will fight against this constitution. It shouldn't be approved by the president". | |
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