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Lawmakers in Togo have adopted a new constitution that will see the country shift from a presidential to parliamentary system of governance. BBC News, Maputo
Executive power will rest with the prime minister, reducing the presidency to a symbolic role. Schools in Mozambique's capital city are being forced to close for a week after heavy rains caused widespread flooding to buildings and roads.
Under the new system, the president will be selected by parliament for a single six-year term, rather than being voted by the public. The closures affect all of Maputo's state and private schools.
Opposition parties boycotted Togo's previous elections and are poorly represented in Togo's parliament. Eighteen accommodation centres are available for people in need, city authorities say, but these only house a few thousand people.
As a result, this new constitution change was approved almost unanimously on Monday - with only one legislator voting against and one other abstaining from the vote. A total of almost 43,000 people have been affected by the flooding, according to Maputo Municipal Council.
It is unclear if the new system will be in force when the West African country holds regional and legislative elections next month. "We are providing food assistance, buckets, blankets, mats and we are also providing assistance, in coordination with the relief agency, INGD, in providing tents and a little of what they need," says local councillor Anabela Inguane.
In 2019, Togolese lawmakers approved a constitutional change that introduced a two-term presidential limit. At least two people have died since the downpour began on Sunday.
As the 2019 constitutional change did not apply retrospectively, President Faure Gnassingbé, who has ruled Togo since 2005, was eligible to contest two more terms.
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