Elections : affrontements à Lomé – 12 juin 2012
Togo security forces clash with opposition over electoral law
cnn.com
June 13, 2012
Lome, Togo (CNN) — Togolese security forces shot canisters of tear gas in an attempt to disperse thousands of angry opposition supporters and anti-government protesters who demonstrated Tuesday in this capital city against a new electoral law.
But protesters in the streets defied the security forces for three hours, throwing stones and other objects.
The West African nation’s parliament passed the law two weeks ago, ahead of parliamentary and municipal elections due in October. Read more…









