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    BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica 6 Sep 2017

    Togo shuts down internet amid protests http://bbc.in/2wHw3dV pic.twitter.com/3zosjoVzny

    6:28 AM - 6 Sep 2017
    • 168 Retweets
    • 72 Likes
    • Boni iMAi Benny ZANDATOTO Malcolm James Kofi Tiger Moses Ngwanah Hon Isaac simotwo mokom Tawan Richard
    11 replies 168 retweets 72 likes
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      2. Florent JAY-B  ✈️ 🇬🇭 🌎‏ @FlorentJAYB 6 Sep 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Bring this to Ghana and we won't protest at all. We will sit and clap for the minister of information and communication

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      3. iMAi Benny‏ @imaibenny1 6 Sep 2017
        Replying to @FlorentJAYB @BBCAfrica

        Hahaha

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      4. Florent JAY-B  ✈️ 🇬🇭 🌎‏ @FlorentJAYB 6 Sep 2017
        Replying to @imaibenny1 @BBCAfrica

        Boss a dey lie?

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      5. iMAi Benny‏ @imaibenny1 6 Sep 2017
        Replying to @FlorentJAYB @BBCAfrica

        Lemme Ope they are Not broadcasted on Tvs..

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      6. Florent JAY-B  ✈️ 🇬🇭 🌎‏ @FlorentJAYB 6 Sep 2017
        Replying to @imaibenny1 @BBCAfrica

        I'm very sure they've than that already.

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      1. Nkwain Hamlet‏ @nkwainhamlet199 7 Sep 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @africatechie

        Just like they did in #Cameroon the @UN and the @UNHumanRights must do something about this. #BringBackOurInternet. #Togo.

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      1. 2Riskii‏ @GhDedenyo 6 Sep 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        They can't shut down the will of the people

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      1. peter mutasa‏ @MutasaPeter 6 Sep 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Africa and imposed dictatorship family dynasties!!! So he is grooming his son or daughter to also take over after him?

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      2. pαddч mσrє‏ @pdmrg1 6 Sep 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        σppσѕítíσn lєαdєrѕ ѕhσuld dσ ítѕ hσmєwσrk wєll gєt thє pєσplє σut σf thє ѕtrєєtѕ tσ ѕαvє lívє αnd prσpєrtч αnd gєt tσ thє nєgσtíαtíσn tαвlє

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      3. Ayi9be‏ @kellybwoy1 7 Sep 2017
        Replying to @pdmrg1 @BBCAfrica

        They can't continue to negotiate for 50years. If persuasion fails,force is applied.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      4. pαddч mσrє‏ @pdmrg1 7 Sep 2017
        Replying to @kellybwoy1 @BBCAfrica

        nσ вσdч íѕ ѕuppσrtíng thє σvєr ѕtαч αt thє prєѕídєncч вut thє prσвlєm íѕ σppσѕítíσn íѕ nσt. unítєd tσ gσ íntσ thє rαmвσ ѕtчlє αpprσαch

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      1. pαddч mσrє‏ @pdmrg1 6 Sep 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        wσuld thєѕє mαnч σppσѕítíσn lєαdєrѕ ѕtíll kєєp tσgσ unítєd αnd pєαcєful αftєr fαurє lєαvєѕ thє ѕєєn. gσd ѕαvє tσgσ

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      1. itsmiephilip‏ @PhilipLiani 6 Sep 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        orbot is a way around the shutting down; let them download it and thereafter...

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      1. lafontaine jean‏ @jeanlaf8265 6 Sep 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        il y a urgence à mettre un autre bouffon à la place du bouffon actuel.

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      1. Boni‏ @BonfaceAyega 6 Sep 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        This is an archaic way of doing things. Shameful

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      1. Chinedum Michael‏ @chinedummichae3 6 Sep 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Togolese government is a dictator

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