5,897,638 |
6.1319 |
1.2228 |
Togo |
|
Workers at the Chu-Sylvanus Olympio Hospital in Lom observed a strike in support of the teachers and health workers injured by militiamen in Dapaong on Mar. 15. |
5,897,643 |
6.1319 |
1.2228 |
Togo |
|
Schools and hospitals launched a general nationwide strike, demanding an increase in salaries. |
5,897,650 |
7.31667 |
1.16667 |
Togo |
|
Hundreds of people - many students - gathered in Glei, 200km from Lom, in support of the teacher's strike. Rioters erected barricades along the highway and threw rocks at police. Police fired tear gas to disperse the crowd and fired warning shots. 43 people injured, including 20 members of security. 19 arrested. Soldiers later arrived on scene. |
5,897,654 |
6.1319 |
1.2228 |
Togo |
|
Thousands in Lom protested the April 25 election results that saw President Gnassingbe win a third term. Opposition leader Jean-Pierre Fabre declared fraud and stated that he won the elections. |
5,897,659 |
6.1319 |
1.2228 |
Togo |
|
50 journalists staged a sit-in near police headquarters in Lom demanding the release of a colleague held on suspicion of defaming the security minister. |
5,897,664 |
10.3592 |
0.4708 |
Togo |
|
Rioters in Mango protest a project for the protection of wildlife because they want the land to be used for agriculture. Rioters lit tyres, threw stones at police and stole weapons. 5 killed, 13 injured, 50 arrested. |
5,897,668 |
10.3592 |
0.4708 |
Togo |
|
Protests against a wildlife project in Mango, as protesters refused to remove bodies of rioters killed the previous day. |
5,897,672 |
6.1319 |
1.2228 |
Togo |
|
Protests in Lom against a wildlife project in Mango. |
5,897,677 |
10.3592 |
0.4708 |
Togo |
|
Women protest in the streets of Mango, demanding the return of children arrested in previous riots. Police fire tear gas. |
5,897,682 |
10.3592 |
0.4708 |
Togo |
|
Rioters threw rocks at police in protest of being relocated from a nature reserve. Police fired tear gas. One police commissioner lynched by rioters. |