Togo bishops warn change to constitution causing ‘fear’ in African nation

YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – Catholic bishops in Togo have warned of possible political upheaval following last year’s constitutional amendment that could see President Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé hold office for life, thereby extending his family’s 57-year-old dynastic rule over the impoverished West African nation.

The revised Constitution, adopted on April 19, 2024, by the National Assembly denies citizens the right to vote for their ruler through universal suffrage.

Instead...