Marguerite Gnakadé: Togo leader's sister-in-law arrested after calling for end to Gnassingbé rule

Marguerite Gnakadé has become a vocal critic of Togo's long-serving leader Faure Gnassingbé.

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Gnakadé, the sister-in-law of long-serving leader Faure Gnassingbé, recently called for his resignation and urged the military to stand with the people in ending decades of dynastic rule.

"She was arrested for serious acts, including her recent public appearance inciting the military to rebellion," a police source told the AFP news agency. Local media reported she was arrested by security forces at her home in the capital Lomé on Wednesday.

Togo has recently been gripped by deadly protests calling for Gnassingbé to resign and release political prisoners.

The protests came amid popular anger and growing weariness with a family-run regime that has been in power for six decades. Gnassingbé, who has led the country since 2005, succeeded his father Gnassingbé Éyadéma, who had ruled for 38 years from 1967.