Togo’s Ex-Defense Chief Joins Calls for President to Step Down

Former Togolese Defense Minister Kpatcha Gnassingbé has joined the growing calls for President Faure Gnassingbé to resign and end his family's 58-year rule over the country. The demands for the president to step down have been escalating, as Togo grapples with political unrest and calls for democratic reforms. Kpatcha Gnassingbé, who is also the half-brother of the current president, has urged the military to support the people's demands for change. The former defense minister's call for the military to back the opposition against the Gnassingbé dynasty has added to the pressure on the president to step down. The political situation in Togo remains tense, with continued protests and calls for the Gnassingbé family's rule to come to an end. The former defense minister's involvement in the calls for the president's resignation has further heightened the stakes in the ongoing political crisis in the West African nation.