Togo: 11 Missing After Clashes Between Police and Protesters

Togo protests. Image by Collectif Sauvons le Togo (used with permission).

Togo protests. Image by Collectif Sauvons le Togo (used with permission).

Koaci writes that 11 protesters are reported missing [fr] after the police clashed with thousands of protesters on the streets of Lomé on August 23:

Police forces have used violence so far but they were quickly overwhelmed. For the first time, the whole city was filled with protesters.

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