Togo: President Faure Gnassingbé appoints new government, key allies retained
Despite protests, Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé, President of the Council of Ministers of Togo, appointed a new government on Wednesday, October…
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Togo’s prosecutor warns against online “abuses” as citizens decry intimidation
The Togolese government has sparked fresh controversy after the country’s public prosecutor, Talaka Mawama, warned against what he described as…
Togo summons EU Ambassador over “interference” in detention of Irish-Togolese citizen
Togo’s authorities summoned the European Union’s ambassador to Lomé on Friday, September 12, accusing the EU of “interference” following a…
Togo – European Parliament calls for immediate release of Abdoul Aziz Goma
The European Parliament on Thursday, September 11, 2025, adopted a strong resolution (2025/2862(RSP)) concerning the case of Abdoul Aziz Goma,…
Togo: UN Rapporteur raises alarm over hunger strike of political prisoner
UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, Mary Lawlor, has expressed deep concern over the case of…
From Canada, Togolese diaspora calls for end to Faure Gnassingbé’s rule
An international forum on Togo’s political crisis, held in Montreal alongside the General Assembly of the Coalition of the Togolese…
Togo – Civil society backs M66 call for August 30 mass protest
Several civil society and human rights organizations, including Front Citoyen Togo Debout and Novation Internationale, announced on Tuesday in Lomé…
Togo bans peace march honoring June protest victims
Togo’s Minister of Territorial Administration, Awaté Hodabalo, has banned a peaceful march planned by the association Novation Internationale, which was…
Togo: Civil society plans new protest in memory of June victims
In a renewed effort to demand justice and honor those killed during the June 2025 protests, several civil society organizations…
ICC urged to investigate bloody crackdown on protesters in Togo
The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), along with the Human Rights League (LDH) and a coalition of Togolese lawyers,…