Atikoumé square in Tsévié, some thirty kilometres north of Lomé, becomes a platform this Sunday for the National Consultation Framework for Change (CNCC). The gathering took a winding road to get here. First scheduled for September 27, it was pushed back after the coalition cited administrative hurdles over permission to use the site. A notice from the town hall saying the next date was unavailable then forced a second delay.
The CNCC brings together ADDI, ANC, FDR and PSR, backed by several civil society organisations. Their message has not shifted since their first rally in Lomé in May: they denounce what they call a « permanent coup » and want the 1992 Constitution restored. In late October the coalition added a further demand, calling for immediate enforcement of the ruling issued on January 29, 2026, by the ECOWAS Court of Justice.
The CNCC is not alone in the field. DMK-Originale, DMP, LDP and the « Touche Pas À Ma Constitution » collective are asking Togolese to observe an « empty streets, empty markets » day on Friday, November 20. These groups floated the idea at the end of October while targeting the country’s power cuts, which they blame on the management of the national utility CEET and for which they demand an audit.
The date is far from random. November 20 is also when the operation to clear public roadways in Greater Lomé, launched on November 3, is due to end. The fast-paced clearances have stirred deep resentment. Nathaniel Olympio, spokesman for « Touche Pas À Ma Constitution », calls the approach outrageous, and the Martin Luther King Movement is pressing for a reprieve until January 31, 2027.
In the National Assembly, attention has turned to the numbers. Approved by the Council of Ministers on October 22, the 2027 finance bill balances at CFA 2,684.1 billion, compared with CFA 2,751.5 billion in the initial 2026 budget, a drop of 2.5%. The government lists four priorities: security and national resilience, access to essential social services, social and territorial cohesion, and economic transformation alongside job creation. A supplementary budget also trims the 2026 envelope to CFA 2,744.2 billion. Lawmakers have three months to vote.
In the week’s final development, authorities said on Saturday that a national commission would be tasked with tackling illegal mining. Its membership and the scope of its mandate have yet to be made public. The announcement comes less than three months after applications for prospecting and exploration permits reopened on August 18, following a seventeen-month freeze while the Mining Code was being overhauled.