Togo healthcare workers join strike as protests mount
9 years agoA Togolese woman dressed in black takes to the streets of the capital Lome during a protest rally against Togo's president on January 20, 2018. A coalition of 14 political parties has staged almost weekly demonstrations since August last year, calling for President Faure Gnassingbe to step down and the introduction of a two-term limit for presidents. Gnassingbe, leader of the ruling Union for the Republic (UNIR) party, has been in power since 2005 when he took over from his father, General Gnassingbe Eyadema, who himself ruled Togo for 38 years. / AFP PHOTO / Yanick Folly
Togo's government was facing fresh turbulence on Wednesday as healthcare workers went on strike, joining thousands of demonstrators holding opposition protests on the streets.