In 2017 church leaders supported demonstrations for civil rights while the emergence of a fresh opposition figure Tikpi Atchadam triggered widespread protest in Sokodé a region previously loyal to the government (AC Vol 58 No 20 A test for people power)...
Tikpi Atchadam charismatic leader of the Parti national panafricain (PNP) is in exile while Agbéyomé Kodjo who mounted an unexpectedly strong challenge in the 2020 presidential contest died last March...
That was largely thanks to the catalysing role of Parti national panafricain (PNP) leader Tikpi Atchadam a native of Sokodé in the centre-north a fresh and charismatic opposition voice from outside the established political class with real popular appeal...
Parti national panafricain (PNP) leader Tikpi Atchadam showed how a charismatic figure can inject new dynamism but some opponents seem scared of speaking out or have decided to step back...
But the radical Tikpi Atchadam – whose sudden emergence electrified Togolese politics in 2017 and who remains in hiding – dismisses all who plan to take part in the election as 'collaborators' and calls for a non-violent revolution (AC Vol 59 No 24 Boycott threatens landslide)...
Demands for change by the longstanding opposition were boosted significantly by the emergence of the Parti national panafricain (PNP) led by Tikpi Atchadam which managed to mobilise mass support for the opposition in the traditionally pro-government north...
The emergence of the Parti national panafricain (PNP) led by Tikpi Atchadam as the real engine of the opposition movement has been another factor giving the protest campaign greater resilience and extending its geographical reach into the traditionally regime-supporting north...