The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission has expressed concern about the current state of affairs in Togo.
Protests against the regime of Faure Gnassingbé that involved a violent police response and saw at least 7 people die shook the country from 26 to 28 June.
After refraining from commenting on the events while they took place, ECOWAS published a press release on social network X in the evening on 1 July in French and English.
ECOWAS also noted that it “remained available to contribute to efforts to preserve social peace in the Togolese Republic”.