Togo president says country not headed for civil war

Masked gunmen torched a German cultural centre in Togo today, leaving the main library building gutted and a van in ashes in the latest violence gripping the country since disputed presidential elections.

The officially named winner of the weekend balloting, Faure Gnassingbe, denounced attacks on African immigrants in Togo during two days of rioting and said the country wasn’t headed for civil war.