LoméStreet assembly has become too dangerous, so dissent moved to phones.
Citizens lost their last channel after a 2024 constitutional change abolished the presidential vote itself.
Togo police killed at least seven and arrested over 140 in June 2025 protests over wages and power cuts.
Gnassingbé now holds the term-limit-free council post, chosen by parliament instead of voters.
How each outlet framed it
- Global Voices leans critical
- documents shift to online dissent following government crackdown on physical protest post-constitutional reform
Sources: Global Voices