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Podcast: Global Dispatches -- World News That Matters
Episode: Episode 169: Farida Nabouremba, Democracy Activist in Togo
Description: Farida Nabourema spoke from an undisclosed location in West Africa, out of fear for her personal safety. Farida is a prominent Togolese activist and these are very tense times in Togo. Several people were killed in protests in recent months amid a growing opposition movement that is calling for the re-instatement of presidential term limits. These term limits are guaranteed under the Togolese constitution, but nonetheless are being ignored by the regime.  Togo is a small country in west Africa, with a population of about 7.5 million people. It has been ruled for the last 50 years by the same fa...