ECOWAS calls for restraint in violent protests in Togo

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission has expressed concern about the current state of affairs in Togo.

Protests against the regime of Faure Gnassingbé that involved a violent police response and saw at least 7 people die shook the country from 26 to 28 June.

After refraining from commenting on the events while they took place, ECOWAS published a press release on social network X in the evening on 1 July in…