Togo, through the voice of its Minister of Foreign Affairs, Robert Dussey, announced on Tuesday, June 7, 2022 in Rabat, the opening soon of a consulate general in Dakhla. The Togolese also reiterated his country’s support for the territorial integrity of Morocco and affirmed his support for the autonomy initiative.
The United States of America has “strongly” condemned the deadly terrorist attack that claimed the life of eight Togolese soldiers in the north of the country on the night of May 10-11, 2022.
On Wednesday May 4, a delegation led by the Malian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Abdoulaye Diop, made a visit to Lomé during which he asked Togo to “support the effort of Malian dialogue with the international community”, and to “take facilitation initiatives”.
The former head of the European Union delegation to Togo, Cristina Martins Barreira has died, her successor Joaquin Tasso Villalonga announced earlier this week.
The Parliament of Togo adopted Friday, the adhesion of the country to the Commonwealth, at the end of a briefing of the government.
After initial support in 2020 as part of the prevention of Covid-19, Togo is benefiting new support from Japan. The Japanese government has decided to grant its Togolese counterpart an emergency donation of $2 million (just over one billion FCFA), the Togolese government announced on Monday.
The International Conference on “Political transitions and the fight against terrorism in the Sahel and West Africa” announced to be held in the Togolese capital on April 21 is postponed to a later date.
A few days after the departure of Eric Stromayer, his successor Elisabeth Anne Noseworthy Fitzsimmons set foot on Togolese soil. The new ambassador of the United States in Togo handed over to the head of Togolese diplomacy, the castigated copy of the letter accrediting her.
The High Council of Togolese Abroad (HCTE) announced on Wednesday that it had identified and taken care of several Togolese citizens residing in Ukraine, a country at war since February 24, 2022.
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.
