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 LOME, Togo (AP) - Security forces fired tear gas and stun grenades at crowds of angry opposition supporters in Togo's capital Monday, as vote counting got under way a day after a tense presidential election in the West African nation.
Key electoral rivals meeting in Nigeria in a bid to avert the mounting violence agreed Monday to abide by the outcome of Sunday's ballot and form a national unity government, Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo said.
Togolese ruling party candidate Faure Gnassingbe, who briefly succeeded his father Gnassingbe Eyadema but stepped down under pressure to pave way for elections, and Gilchrist Olympio, the main backer of opposition candidate Bob Akitani, were invited to the talks.
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