Nigeria, June 27 -- Security forces in Togo on Thursday fired teargas and used batons to break up protesters gathered at Lome, the country's capital, to demand the resignation of the president, Faure Gnassingbe.

The protest was organised by civil society groups and social media influencers amid growing calls for Mr Gnassingbe's resignation.

Al Jazeera reported that the protest was scheduled to last for two days, from 26 to 28 June.

Protesters gathered in their hundreds and barricaded the roads on different streets. They burnt tires and wooden furniture and threw projectiles at the security forces.

This protest comes as the call for the president to step down intensifies.

Mr Gnassigbe has been in power since 2005, following the death ...