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.
Category: Society
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.
US Secretary congratulates Former Prime Minister of Togo
The Secretary of the United States of America, Antony Blinken congratulated the former Prime Minister of Togo, Gilbert Fosoun Houngbo for his election at the head of the International Labor Organization.
Togolese minister criticized for the Summit on transition and terrorism
While the Togolese Minister of Foreign Affairs, Professor Robert Dussey took stock of the upcoming meeting as part of the summit that Lomé will host on political transition and the fight against terrorism in West Africa and the Sahel, it received a critical response on Twitter.
New suspected terrorist threat in northern Togo
The Togolese Minister of Security and Civil Protection of Togo confirmed Thursday a “new incursion of terrorists” into northern Togo on the night of February 19, 2022.