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Togo is preparing to update the general conditions related to the entry and stay of foreigners on its territory. The government, meeting Monday in the Council of Ministers , adopted a draft law to this effect.
The Togolese contingent of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) was the target of a new attack on Monday.
In Togo, access to markets will soon be conditioned by the presentation of proof of vaccination against Covid-19 or a PCR test of less than 72 hours.
In Togo now, from Friday, January 14, vaccination concerns pupils and learners from the secondary school and “persons aged 12 and over throughout the national territory”.
Charles Debbasch, the lawyer and special advisor to the Togolese Head of State, Faure Gnassingbé bowed out last Saturday in Paris at the age of 84.
Protests were held in Austin, Minnesota in the United States on Thursday, December 30, 2021, in response to the death of a 38-year-old man believed to be a Togolese. Kokou Christopher Fiafonou was killed on December 23 by Austin police officer Zachary Gast.
Reporters Sans Frontières (RSF) has once again reacted to the release of the two Togolese journalists arrested last month for defaming some members of government. This time the Paris based NGO calls on Togo’s leaders to lift juridical control on the colleagues
The directors of the newspapers L’Alternative et Fraternité, Ferdinand Ayité and Joël Egah, arrested since December 10, have been transferred to the civil prison in Lomé. The charges against them are “contempt of authority” and “spreading false words on social media”.
The Togolese nation paid national tribute on Saturday to its soldiers who fell a few days ago in Mali as part of the UN Peacekeeping mission.
Togolese government officially launched on Wednesday, an offline mobile application named PassCovidTG , which is intended to make it easier and better to verify Covid-19 passes on a daily basis
Isidore Kouwonou, the Togolese journalist who is under judicial supervision in the case of his detained colleagues, Ferdinand Ayité and Joël Egah, was heard yesterday by the senior investigating magistrate of the Lomé Court.
Like the Paris-based organization RSF, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has also called on the Togolese authorities to release the colleagues Ferdinand Ayité, Joël Egah and to lift judicial review on Isidore Kowonou.
Reporters Without Borders (RSF), asks Togolese authorities to respect the decriminalization of press offenses and to proceed with the release of the journalist Ferdinand Ayité.
The Chief editor of the newspaper “L’Alternative” Ferdinand Ayité remained in police custody at the Brigade de Recherches et d’Investigations (BRI) of the Togolese National Police, the newspaper announced on Thursday evening.
Seven Togolese peacekeepers, deployed within the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (Minusma) were killed Wednesday in the center of the country
All travelers to the United States are required to present negative test for COVID-19 . The test is to be carried out the day before departure, the United States Embassy in Lomé announced today.
In Togo, the retirements for all soldiers of the armed forces are suspended “until further notice”, announced Thursday via a memo, the Chief of the General Staff of FAT, Dadja Maganawé.
Togo is taking part in the meeting of African countries which is underway in Kigali, Rwanda, for the 33rd plenary session of the African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC).
Accused of defrauding the results of his COVID-19 test in order to be able to travel from Lomé, a US citizen of about 72 years old has been tried and sentenced by the Togolese courts.
Passengers from South Africa will now have to observe a systematic 72-hour quarantine at their expense, upon arrival in Togolese territory.
Togolese authorities announced Monday that all those who are already in possession of the Togolese digital COVID pass will have to proceed to obtain the new version available online.
United Nations Office of counter-terrorism (UNOCT) and the Togolese Foreign Minister, Robert Dussey launched on Tuesday the implementation of technical assistance on vulnerable targets protection for Togo as part of the Global Programme on the Protection of Vulnerable Targets.
The United Nations, through the Elsie Fund, congratulated Togo for its gender equity policy, particularly in the deployment of women in the theaters of peace operations.
The Togolese government announces the reopening of places of worship from November 19. However, access to these places by people not vaccinated against Covid-19 will soon be subject to presentation of a negative PCR test.
The Togolese activist Jean Paul Omolou was presented to the examining magistrate on Friday. The latter decided to place him in pre-trial detention.
In Togo, the Constitutional Court fully validated the draft order submitted by the government, relating to the ‘presentation of proof of vaccination against Covid-19 to access administrative buildings’.
US customs and border protection officials at one of the country’s busiest ports have intercepted a car union that ships most of the flashy stolen vehicles to Togo and several other West African countries .
The President of the Republic of Togo, Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé on Friday received the “HeForShe” distinction from UN Women, for his policy of advancement of women, and gender equity and equality.
Therefore, a consultation meeting was opened for this purpose in Lomé, bringing together the private sector, representatives of the government and civil society actors.
After, L’Alternative, L’indépendance Express and others, it is the weekly “The Guardian” which is the subject of suspension by the Togolese authorities, as usual, the media personnel in Togo are opposed to this umpteenth decision.
The Ghanaian capital will be hosting the funeral of Elpidio Fernando Kodjo Olympio, one of the sons of Sylvanus Olympio, the first Togolese President.
The Togolese government has decided to allow the reopening of places of worship and large bars ’after their closure on September 10, following the increase in the number of COVID-19 cases.
In a report published on October 7, Amnesty International’s computer security researchers say they identified two spyware sent to a human rights activist in Togo.
From now on, access for all users of Togo’s International Airport is conditioned. This is what the management of the National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) said in a note.
Togo has joined the United Nations Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes, announced the institution.
seven countries (Brazil, South Africa, India, United Kingdom, Russia, Portugal and Tunisia), were affected by this measure, which had been taken due to the circulation of Coronavirus variants in these areas of the world.
The NGO based in New York City calls to Akodah Ayewouadan, Togo’s minister of communication and spokesperson for the government, rang unanswered.
The Togolese authorities have carried out a small reshuffle within the armed forces by appointing new officers to different positions, this Monday, September 13, 2021.
The Togolese Government on Thursday decided on new restrictive measures, as part of the fight against the coronavirus in the western African country.
The named Elanda Ekoka Romeo, a Togolese, was allegedly brutally assaulted to death in Turkey by young white people, whose origins remain unknown for the moment.
This measure which entered into force on Tuesday, August 31, 2021, concerns countries such as Brazil, South Africa, India, the United Kingdom, Russia, Portugal and Tunisia.
The ministry reported that, the military perpetrators allegedly requested the services of the victim who is very familiar to them to help them recharge a cell phone. Having noticed that the latter did not return until nightfall, the two soldiers started looking for him to retrieve the phone. “They end up finding the young BEDI GEDZAH Felix and the phone but without the SIM card “.
The coming 2021-2022 school year will be less costly for the parents of Togolese students since the government will cover all costs for public secondary schools.
It is now possible to directly download the results of Covid-19 tests on the government platform dedicated to the management…
“ The purpose of this rehabilitation is to ensure a good movement of people and goods, safety, security, and speed in the exit of goods, which will increase the visibility of the port platform and its competitiveness,” indicated the government.
“Pending the deployment of these solutions, travelers are encouraged to make arrangements to perform the tests within a reasonable time and ensure to have their result before the day of travel,” further urged the executive.
While the number of passengers registered on the platform stood at 459,961, up from 916,659 in 2019, it drop of around 50%, as the figures from the Ministry of Transport reveal.
” Those in positions of power and authority across Afghanistan bear responsibility—and accountability—for the protection of human life and property, and for the immediate restoration of security and civil order”, hammers the press release.
The former captain of the Togo Sparrowhawks Emmanuel Adebayor would have lost his mother, we learn yesterday from several sources close to the football Star
The Prime Minister, Mrs. Victoire Sidémého Tomégah-Dobgbé, has officially launched yesterday the platform of the automated national criminal record in Togo.
Togo adheres to the global solidarity movement for more equality and gender equity called HeForShe. The campaign was officially launched in Lomé on Friday.
Togo’s ministry of foreign affairs launched a program intended for Togolese Abroad on vacation in Lomé for this year 2021, and runs from July to September.
In addition to this new program hailed by the Ministry of Health, other similar initiatives carried by the media and private sector actors, were already fighting against disinformation on Covid-19.
In Togo, the proportion and presence of women in military personnel and contingents will increase significantly in the next few years, announces the government.
Togolese authorities have imposed early July a mandatory quarantine on travelers from Brazil, South Africa, India, the United Kingdom, Russia and Portugal.
Despite the opening of the Turkish Embassy in Lomé since the 1st April 2021, Togolese must still continue to apply for visa at the Turkish Embassy in Benin.
The Togolese authorities have extended to 30 days, on July 8, the deadline granted to road hauliers to bring deformed or modified vehicles up to standard.
The Togolese government has reduced the price of the Covid-19 PCR test on Wednesday July 07 2021, and set it at 25,000 FCFA, against 40,000 FCFA until then.
Accused of maritime piracy, willful violence, attempted theft and grouping of criminals, the Lomé Court of Appeal tried several pirates on Monday as part of its assizes, 2020-2021 session.
In Togo, the dissemination of advertising spots and posters is now subject to prior approval from the High Authority for Audiovisual and Communication, HAAC