Description Togolese authorities have maintained the internet shutdown as thousands of protesters embark on the second day of demonstrations demanding the revision of the 1992 Constitution.

Wednesday’s internet shutdown was followed by a draft bill passed by the cabinet to modify Article 59 of the constitution which will address the concerns of the protesters including the reintroduce of the presidential term limits.

The move by the government did not affect the planned protest called by the six-party opposition coalition CAP 2015 and the Pan-African National Party (PNP).

The opposition activists believe the decision by the government was a ploy to stall the demonstrations.

According to Togolese activist Farida Nabourema who is tweeting from neighbouring Ghana, text messaging has also been disabled and some of the protesters go to the border where Ghana’s telecommunication networks are accessible to transmit updates of the protest online.