Togo Shuts Down Social Media Access

The western African country of Togo is restricting access to major social media platforms. This action by authorities follows Thursday’s protests in the capital, Lomé, where hundreds of citizens blocked roads demanding the resignation of long-time...

Keras reports progress on US, Togo assets

The AIM-traded company said operations at its Falcon Isle subsidiary in Utah were advancing steadily, with production ongoing for both ‘Phosul’ granulate under the Phosul Utah joint venture and its own ‘PhosAgri’ organic rock phosphate products....

Lomé Opens 2nd RARE Forum to Enhance Educational Resources

(Togo First) - Lomé has been hosting the second edition of the African Meetings for Educational Resources, known as RARE, since Tuesday, June 24. Initiated and funded by the French Development Agency (AFD), and implemented by UNESCO and the...

Fugitive Armed Robbery Suspect Arrested in Togo and Extradited to Ghana

By Felix Cofie The Ghana Police Service has successfully secured the extradition of a notorious armed robbery suspect, Adinda Akpo Abdou Moudjibou, whose high-profile criminal activities terrorized residents of elite Accra neighborhoods between...

Notorious robber who terrorised Accra’s elite communities captured in Togo – Police

The Ghana Police Service has confirmed the arrest and extradition of a notorious armed robbery suspect, Adinda Abdul Mujibu, who had been on the run after a string of high-profile robberies targeting affluent neighbourhoods in Accra between 2022...

Financing secured for 62 MW solar project in Togo

The African Development Bank (AfDB) is backing a 62 MW solar project in Togo with a financing package totaling €26.5 million ($29.4 million). French power utility Électricité de France is developing the plant. May 13, 2025 Patrick Jowett Image:...

African Union focuses on debt management at latest conference in Togo

By Daanyaal Matthews The African Union hosted a high-level conference on debt this week in Lomé, Togo, under the theme “Africa’s Public Debt Management Agenda: Restoring and Safeguarding Debt Sustainability.” Speaking on VOC’s Newsbeat, Dr. Paul...

Togo: WACA Teams Up with University of Lomé to Boost Climate Funding

(Togo First) - In Togo, the West Africa Coastal Areas Resilience Investment (WACA-ResIP) has partnered with the University of Lomé to boost access to climate finance. The collaboration began with workshops on June 16, 2025, training about 30...

AfDB approves €26.5 million for solar power project in Togo

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved a financing package totalling €26.5 million ($29.5 million) to support the development of a 62 megawatt-peak greenfield solar photovoltaic power plant in Sokodé,...

AfDB approves €26.5 million for solar power project in Togo

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved a financing package totalling €26.5 million ($29.5 million) to support the development of a 62 megawatt-peak greenfield solar photovoltaic power plant in Sokodé,...

Paramount chief of Kpalime calls for peace, unity and development amid chieftaincy disputes

Correspondence from Eastern Region The Paramount Chief of Kpalime, Togbega Atikpladza Agbi Yao VIII, has called for peace and unity to resolve the ongoing chieftaincy and land disputes across the country. He made the call during an ancestral...

AU debt conference convenes in Togo

Over 500 delegates, including Heads of State, Ministers of Finance, Central Bank Governors, development partners, and civil society organizations gathered in Lomé, Togo for the inaugural African Union Debt Conference. The conference is being held...

Joint Ghana-Togo action prevents clash after Fulbe assault

A coordinated security operation between Ghanaian and Togolese Security forces has led to the arrest of eight individuals following an attack on a Fulbe settlement in Kongo, a border community in the Tempane District of the Upper East Region. The...

Greater Lomé adopts geospatial tool to improve urban planning and service access

(Togo First) - The District of Greater Lomé (DAGL) has officially approved a geospatial reference report aimed at guiding urban planning and service delivery across Togo’s capital and surrounding areas. The report, validated on July 30, 2025, is...

Togo: African Development Bank Strengthens Partnership With Civil Society

(MENAFN- APO Group) The African Development Bank ( ) held its first-ever Civil Society Open Day in Lomé, Togo, on 3 June. The event brought together representatives from the Togolese government, around 30 national and international civil society...

AfDB to finance 62MW solar PV plant in Togo, Zambia starts construction on 100MW project

The financing includes a loan from the AfDB of up to €18.5 million and a concessional loan of up to €8 million from the bank-managed Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA), with PROPACO, a French development finance agency, providing additional...

Ghana-Togo joint security operation foils clash, 8 arrested after attack on Fulbe community in Tempane

Ghanaian and Togolese security forces conducted a joint operation that led to the arrest of eight suspects after armed Bimoaba youth attacked a Fulbe settlement in Kongo, near the Togo border in the Tempane District, on Saturday afternoon. The...

Togo suspends French broadcasters RFI, France 24 for three m...

Togo late Monday announced it was suspending French public broadcasters RFI and France 24 for three months, for an alleged lack of impartiality in their reporting. "This measure follows repeated failings, already reported and formally recalled, in...

Lomé Airport Sees Slight 1.2% Rise in Passenger Traffic in Q1 2025

(Togo First) - Gnassingbé Eyadema International Airport (AIGE) in Lomé handled 329,618 passengers in the first quarter of 2025, according to figures released on June 18 in the quarterly budget execution report. The marks a 1.2% increase from the...

Togo suspends French broadcasters, RFI and France 24 for repeated biased reporting

Togo has taken a significant step towards regulating their media by handing two French firms suspension. The Togolese media regulator, the High Authority for Audiovisual and Communication (HAAC), suspended French broadcasters RFI (Radio France...