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– Facebook, WhatsApp inaccessible in Togo as opposition calls for change (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News September 7, 2017

Social media platforms were made completely inaccessible in Togo as opposition groups embarked on demonstrations demanding political reform.
Source: MEDIA FEED

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