Protests continue in the African nation of Togo, 3 days after the son of the country’s last dictator was declared winner of Togo’s presidential election last weekend. Opposition supporters took to the streets of the capital, Lome, erecting burning barricades, throwing rocks and attacking cars. Plumes of black smoke rose across the city and frightened residents sought refuge as gangs of youths set up road-blocks. Pick-up trucks carrying security forces armed with sticks, riot shields and assault rifles roamed the streets. Togo was the scene of Africa’s first military coup, in 1963, and was ruled by the continent’s longest-serving leader, Gnassingbe Eyadema, for 38 years. His son was named president by the army when his father died in February, but he hastily called elections after huge protests and pressure from neighboring states.