Are the Togolese opposition accusations against the President real?

Activists and opposition leaders in the West African country have called for protests to stop President Gnassingbe from signing off on a new constitution.

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FILE PHOTO: A billboard of president Faure Gnassingbe, presidential candidate of UNIR (Union for the Republic), is pictured on a street in Lome, Togo, February 19, 2020. Picture taken February 19, 2020. REUTERS/Luc Gnago/File Photo
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