Togo suffers a second terrorist attack in the North
A new terrorist attack took place in the north of Togo, at the operational outpost of Kpinkankandi in the canton of Koundjouaré (prefecture Kpendjal), we learned from sources this Wednesday.
Category: Society
ECOWAS praises the opening of Togo’s Police Information Center
As part of the “West African Police Information System (WAPIS)” program, the government of Togo, represented by its Minister of Security and Civil Protection, General Damehane YARK, proceeded on April 29, 2022, to the inauguration of the Information Center of Togo Police (CIPT), at the headquarters of the Ministry of Interior and Civil Protection.
Summary of the history of Togo’s independence
Togo got independence on April 27, 1960. Sylvanus Olympio who was the Prime Minister since the elections supervised by the UN, became the President of the new Republic.
Togolese shocked by the customs tariffs at Lomé airport
The Togolese Revenue Office (OTR) published a guide in which the rights and duties of travelers are mentioned. The institution recalled on taxes that are applied even on personal belongings.
Togo-Suspension of visits to detainees lifted after two years
Togo’s prisons will be reopened to the public from Friday for visits to detainees, after two years of closure due to Covid-19, Justice Minister Pius Kokouvi Agbétomey announced.
Togo-Lomé-Washington DC flights are increasing
Gnassingbe Eyadema International Airport in Lomé has been chosen by Ethiopian Airlines as the starting point for direct flights to Washington DC, the Togolese government announced on Wednesday
No charges against the U.S policemen who shot a Togolese
No charges will be filed against the Austin policemen who allegedly shot Kokou Christopher Fiafonou, a 38-year-old Togolese, last December.
Benin: a French traveler arrested for illegal possession of a weapon
A French national was arrested at Cardinal Bernardin Gantin International Airport in Cotonou in possession of a weapon, Beninese media reported earlier this weekend.
A ship runs aground on the Togolese coast
A ship ran aground on Monday April 4, 2022 on the Togolese coast in Lomé around noon, we learned this morning.
Covid-19-Updates to travelers from Togo to Turkey
The consular service of the Turkish Embassy in Lomé remains inoperative. Visas will still be issued to Togolese citizens by the Turkish Embassy in Cotonou, Benin, the Embassy recalled in a statement issued with some updates on new travel measures regarding Covid-19.