A new coalition of major Togolese opposition parties and civil society groups met over the weekend to relaunch protests against recent constitutional changes. The gathering marked the first major public opposition event in Togo in more than a year, ending a prolonged period of enforced political silence. The coalition, known as the National Consultation Framework for Change in Togo (CNCC), condemned the 2024 constitutional overhaul as an "institutional coup" aimed at enabling President Faure Gnassingbém who has been in power since 2005, to extend his rule indefinitely. Lulu Gaboo spoke to David Kofi Asante-Darko, a research analyst with the West Africa Democracy Solidarity Network (WADEMOS) and the CDD Ghana