The family courtyard where Jacques Koami Koutoglo used to play football with his cousins in a working-class neighborhood in Togo's capital now sits silent. The ball he once kicked around lies deflated beside a bundle of firewood.
Protesters and security forces have clashed for a second day in Lomé, Togo's capital, over constitutional reforms that could extend President Faure Gnassingbé's power.
Togolese President Faure Gnassingbé, whose family has run the West African nation for 58 years, faces mounting protests fanned by a maneuver that has set him up to rule for life.
Protests erupt in Togo's capital Lomé as President Faure Gnassingbé faces criticism over constitutional changes that could extend his rule indefinitely ...