Togo's opposition parties called a stay-at-home protest for Monday and vowed to keep demonstrating against the army's appointment of a new president, which African leaders have branded a coup. The opposition remained defiant on Sunday despite the death of at least three protesters in clashes with the army on Saturday and a ban on demonstrations for the two-month mourning period following the death of President Gnassingbe Eyadema. The army named Eyadema's son, Faure Gnassingbe, the new leader last Saturday hours after the death of Africa's longest serving ruler. The appointment violated the constitution, which was then hastily amended to clear Gnassingbe to rule until 2008. African leaders, former colonial power France and the United States have condemned the transfer of power, demanding the original constitution be respected and presidential polls held. Saturday's protest in the capital opposition neighbourhood of Be, in which some 2,000 people took part, was the biggest since the abrupt transfer of power. Other protests have fizzled out quickly or have been dispersed by police. --More 2320 Local Time 2020 GMT
