Togo-Faure Gnassingbé pardons 352 prisoners
A total of 352 prisoners have reportedly benefited from a presidential pardon granted by the Togolese Head of State Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé this Thursday, March 30, 2023.
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Earthquakes : Togo supports Türkiye with $1.5M
The Republic of Togo joins other countries around the world that have provided support to Turkey following the devastating earthquakes that hit the country on February 06, 2023. The West African country offered $1.5 million to Türkye
Togo-Bourses UNESCO pour étudier en Pologne
En vue de promouvoir les capacités des ressources humaines en sciences et en ingénierie dans les pays en développement et de renforcer la compréhension internationale et l’amitié entre les peuples, 30 bourses d’une durée de six mois sont offertes à des étudiants du Togo et d’autres pays par l’UNESCO, la Commission nationale polonaise pour l’UNESCO et la Chaire UNESCO pour la science, la technologie et l’ingénierie à l’Université des sciences et technologies AGH à Cracovie, en Pologne.
France-Bolloré remains indicted for alleged corruption in Togo
The French businessman Vincent Bolloré has not finished with his legal setbacks linked to Togo. The Paris Court of Appeal on March 21 canceled part of the documents of the investigation, but it confirmed his indictment for corruption.
Togo hosts a congress of West African surgeons
Since Monday, March 20, 2023, the Togolese capital, Lomé, has hosted the congress of the West African College of Surgeons (WACS). This meeting comes a few days after the International Congress of Epidemiology and Public Health
Rights of persons with disabilities: Togo’s report submitted to UN
Togo’s initial report on the rights of persons with disabilities was reviewed by the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on Friday March 17, 2023 in Geneva, Switzerland.
Togo-Traffic at the port of Lomé in growth
Over the past five years, the overall traffic at the only Togolese port, Autonomous Port of Lomé, has grown by 34.6%, increasing in particular from 22 million tonnes of goods in 2018 to 30 million in 2022.
Amnesty International calls for a boycott of the arrest warrant against the convicted Togolese journalists
Amnesty International expressed this Friday its disagreement with the Togolese authorities following the sentencing of two journalists, Ferdinand Ayite and Isidore Kouwonou, to three years in prison with fines. The international non-governmental organization focused on human rights will therefore challenge the host countries of the media men forced into exile not to respect the arrest warrant issued against them
Togolese journalists Ayité and Kouwonou sentenced 36 months in prison
Togolese journalists Ferdinand Ayité and Isidore Kouwonou are tried by the Court of First Instance in Lomé this Wednesday, March 15, 2023 in the case between them and the public prosecutor. The media personalities will subsequently be sentenced by the courts.
Commonwealth Day: Togo joins the organization in its celebration
Togo is joining Commonwealth Nations in the celebration of a special day this Monday 13 March, 2023. The occasion will be marked by observances, speeches, exhibitions and cultural events across the 56 Commonwealth member countries.