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The Martin Luther King Movement (MMLK) has issued this week, an alert to the Togolese authorities citing the “deplorable” living and working conditions of Togolese domestic workers in Yemen and Oman.
Togo has been holding consultations between all the parties involved in the conflict in Darfur since Sunday July 23, 2023 in the Capital Lomé. This comes after many countries and organisations try their chances to restore peace in Sudan.
The north of Togo was once again bereaved following an attack that caused the death of at least twelve soldiers on Monday, July 17 2023.
The World Bank (WB) has a new Director of Operations for Togo. Rwandan Marie-Chantal Uwanyiligira officially took office on July 1, replacing Coralie Gevers, in office since 2019.
Togo has put an end to health measures that required travelers to present documents related to Covid-19, such as proof of vaccination or PCR test results at the country’s international airport.
Despite the controversy surrounding voter registration in Zone 1, Greater Lomé, opposition parties in Togo have decided to move forward. While some prefer radical approach, such as protests and procedures, others take a more measured attitude: To take part in the race
The Togolese government recalled this week that the sale and consumption of tobacco and its by-products, especially shisha, are prohibited and punishable. Togo therefore wants to intensify control and the fight against the promotion and consumption of psychoactive substances.
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While several eligible Togolese citizens remain without voters’ ID cards despite the extensions during the registrations from April to June, others have tried to get multiple cards during this operation, which was however marked by the malfunctioning of the machines.
The first ‘Infra For Africa’ forum coupled with the Africa50 General Assembly of Shareholders, kicked off on Monday, July 3, 2023 in Lomé, the capital of Togo.
In Togo, the Ministry of Primary, Secondary, Technical and Handicraft Education announced last week , the closure from the next school year (2023-2024) of several private schools in situation of irregularity.
The Togolese football star and Former Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor, who announced the end of his football career in March, wants to celebrate his retirement next year.
Journalists from Georgia, India, Mexico and the Togolese Ferdinand Ayité will be honored in November at the 2023 International Press Freedom Awards, which celebrate brave reporters around the world.
In a joint press release on Tuesday evening, the Togolese Head of State Faure Gnassingbé and his Central African counterpart Faustin-Archange Touadéra, called for a definitive end to the fighting in Sudan.
The prime minister of Togo, Victoire Tomégah-Dogbé had on June 26, 2023 in Lomé, a working session with a British delegation led by Mrs. Harriet Thompson, the ambassador of the country to Togo and Ghana. This meeting, which is part of the follow-up to actions taken to promote bilateral relations between the United Kingdom and Togo, focused on issues relating to the security situation in Togo and in the sub-region.
From his place of exile, the Togolese journalist, Ferdinand Ayité makes revelations about the state of his family in the West African nation. According to the journalist prosecuted by the country’s authorities, his family has been constantly intimidated and harassed since he left Lomé.
At the end of its second ordinary session of the year on Friday June 16 2023, the Conference of Bishops of Togo (CET) asked the government for the “release of political prisoners”.
Togo and Canada reaffirmed their will on Thursday during a meeting in Ottawa between the Minister of Commerce, Kodjo Adedze and his Canadian counterpart, Mary Ng.
The Togolese State is requested to release ten detainees arrested in 2019, following violence that the Togolese government denounced as an armed insurrection. The decision was made on Wednesday, June 7, 2023 by the Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).
Almost a year after joining the Commonwealth Nations, Togo took part from June 5 to 6 2023, in the very first Meeting of Trade Ministers of the Organization since it became a member.
Since Monday, June 5, the Togolese capital has hosted a meeting to assess the interconnection of computer systems between West African customs. The five-day meeting which brings together West African customs administrations is part of the Transit Goods Interconnection and Management System (SIGMAT) project.
The Togolese Head of State Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé, received Tuesday, May 30 in Lomé, his Sierra Leonean counterpart, Julius Maada Bio, who is in Togo as part of a regional meeting on agriculture.
The President of the Constitutional Court of Togo since 2007, Aboudou Assouma died at the age of 78 following a long illness, we learned at the start of the weekend.
The Togolese opposition group, the Dynamics for the Majority of the People (DMP) released a statement on Thursday about its remarks relating to the ongoing voters registration inside the country. The DMP denounces the Registration of minors as well as foreigners on the electoral list.
The Minister for the Coordination of Government Policies of South Korea, Bang Moon-Kyu had a working session with the government team of Togo, this Thursday, May 25, 2023. The meeting chaired by the Prime Minister, Victoire Tomegah-Dogbé , is part of the 60 years of diplomatic relations between Togo and South Korea.
Lomé, the Togolese capital will host from July 3, 2023, the first edition of Forum Infra for Africa and the General Assembly of shareholders of Africa50, the government announced on Friday.
U.S. agencies including the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), from which Togo recently benefited an upgrade to Compact, are hosting a webinar on Wednesday on U.S. government financing for the private sector in Togo.
As part of the parliamentary and municipal elections this year in Togo, voter registration will resume inside the country after the adjournment of the operation.
The Electronic Communications and Postal Regulatory Authority in Togo also called ARCEP, has recently launched the ‘My Perf’ application, which allows users to assess the quality of their internet connection in the country.
The West African Development Bank or BOAD, approved last week, during the meeting of its Board of Directors, a disbursement of 5.137 billion FCFA (about 8.5 million USD) for the financing of a shopping mall in Lomé, the capital of Togo.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 950,436 Togolese citizens, including 55.8% women and 44.2% men, are living abroad.
In Togo, the electoral census in zone 1 has been extended until Monday, May 8, 2023. It was originally scheduled to end this Saturday.
A few months after the departure of Aliou Dia, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) sends a new Resident Representative to Togo. Binta Sanney has officially taken office on Monday, May 2 in Lomé, after a meeting with members of the country team.
Delegations from a dozen countries took part on Wednesday May 3, 2023 in the first Conference of Foreign Ministers of the African Political Alliance (APA), held in Lomé, the Capital of the Republic of Togo. Under-representation of Africa in multilateral institutions of global governance was part of the major topics discussed yesterday.
The Togolese journalists Ferdinand Ayite and Isidore Kouwonou, respectively Director of Publication and Editor-in-Chief of the Togolese investigative newspaper L’ALTERNATIVE will be tried again on Thursday, May 11, 2023 at the Lomé Court of Appeal, we learn.
As part of the parliamentary and municipal elections scheduled for this year in Togo, voter registration started on Saturday April 29, 2023 throughout the country.
The Togolese Head of State, Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé proceeded Wednesday, April 26, to the inauguration of a new hospital in Lomé called Dogta-Lafiè. The infrastructure is qualified as the very first referral hospital in Togo.
Secretary Of State of the United States of America, Antony J. Blinken has issued a press statement this Thursday April 27, 2023 on the occasion of Togo’s 63rd independence Day.
Russian Sports Minister Oleg Matytsin arrived on Tuesday in Togo where he signed with his Togolese counterpart, Dr Lidi Bessi Kama, a memorandum of understanding for the development of sport in the two countries. Matytsin also has trips to other West African countries on his agenda, including Benin and Senegal.
Mario Giro, the Italian government’s special envoy arrived in Lomé on Thursday April 19 to meet the Togolese Head of State as part of Italy’s international promotional tour counting for Universal Exhibition Expo 2030.
In this period of preparation for parliamentary elections in Togo, the Togolese politician Francis Pédro Amuzun, a municipal councilor, and presenting himself as “citizen of the world” again addresses António Guterres, the Secretary General of the United Nations (UN).
In Togo, it will soon be possible to easily change operator while keeping your telephone number, announced this Tuesday, April 11, 2023, the Regulatory Authority for Electronic Communications and Posts (ARCEP).
The family of Dr. Jean-Marc Komi Akakpo, a Togolese residing in the United States of America, is requesting financial assistance to assist the compatriot, who suffered a cardiac arrest last February, while his health insurance came to an end.
The capital of Togo, Lomé has been hosting since Monday, April 3, 2023, a meeting of experts in the field of tourism in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The aim is to validate and adopt the new regulatory texts for tourist accommodation establishments.
In Togo, the final results of the fifth General Population and Housing Census were made public this Tuesday, April 04, 2023. The update indicates that the West African country currently has a population of over 8 million
The Minister of Investment Promotion, Rose Kayi Mivedor has launched, a few days ago, a new internet portal to attract investment to Togo.
The German-Togolese Dr Christian Yaovi Spieker has launched a new association called “GERMANY IS BACK”. It was officially born in Lomé, on March 29, 2023 with its registration at the Ministry of Territorial Administration, Decentralization and Territorial Development, which gives it its existence, its founder announced on Monday.
David Malpass began his stay in Lomé on Friday March 31, 2023 with a meeting with the Prime Minister of Togo, Victoire Dogbé. A meeting, extended to members of the government, was organized on this occasion.
A total of 352 prisoners have reportedly benefited from a presidential pardon granted by the Togolese Head of State Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé this Thursday, March 30, 2023.
The Republic of Togo joins other countries around the world that have provided support to Turkey following the devastating earthquakes that hit the country on February 06, 2023. The West African country offered $1.5 million to Türkye
The French businessman Vincent Bolloré has not finished with his legal setbacks linked to Togo. The Paris Court of Appeal on March 21 canceled part of the documents of the investigation, but it confirmed his indictment for corruption.
Since Monday, March 20, 2023, the Togolese capital, Lomé, has hosted the congress of the West African College of Surgeons (WACS). This meeting comes a few days after the International Congress of Epidemiology and Public Health
Togo’s initial report on the rights of persons with disabilities was reviewed by the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on Friday March 17, 2023 in Geneva, Switzerland.
Over the past five years, the overall traffic at the only Togolese port, Autonomous Port of Lomé, has grown by 34.6%, increasing in particular from 22 million tonnes of goods in 2018 to 30 million in 2022.
Amnesty International expressed this Friday its disagreement with the Togolese authorities following the sentencing of two journalists, Ferdinand Ayite and Isidore Kouwonou, to three years in prison with fines. The international non-governmental organization focused on human rights will therefore challenge the host countries of the media men forced into exile not to respect the arrest warrant issued against them
Togolese journalists Ferdinand Ayité and Isidore Kouwonou are tried by the Court of First Instance in Lomé this Wednesday, March 15, 2023 in the case between them and the public prosecutor. The media personalities will subsequently be sentenced by the courts.
Togo is joining Commonwealth Nations in the celebration of a special day this Monday 13 March, 2023. The occasion will be marked by observances, speeches, exhibitions and cultural events across the 56 Commonwealth member countries.
Togo and Morocco will organize on March 21, 2023, a business meeting called “Doing Business with Togo”, announced the organizers of the two countries.
The trial of the three Togolese journalists Ferdinand Ayité and Isidore Kouwonou including Joël Egah, who died but also summoned, is finally postponed to March 15, 2023 following a request of the defendants’ lawyer.
The Prime Minister of Togo, Victoire Dogbe met Ms. Rabab Fatima United Nations High Representative of the Least Developed States (UN-OHRLLS) as she attends the 5th Conference of LDC going on in Doha, Qatar.
The Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) bilateral support program Measurement Reporting and Verification (MRV), was officially launched in Togo on February 28 during a three-day workshop.