Togo confirms 1st mpox case: health ministry

LOME, May 17 (Xinhua) -- Togo has confirmed a case of mpox, the first one in the country, the Ministry of Health and Public Hygiene announced in a statement on Friday. According to the statement, the case was detected and confirmed on Friday, and...

Togo: Exhibition and Trade Fair Centre to Host Health and Telemedicine Expo in July

(Togo First) - The Togolese Exhibition and Trade Fair Centre (CETEF) will host the first Health and Wellbeing Exhibition from July 2 to 8 in Lomé. The event will focus on the theme “Prevention and well-being: investing in a healthier future.” The...

Togo: Chamber of Commerce and Industry Hold Nationwide Open Day

(Togo First) - The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Togo (CCI-Togo) held an open day this Friday, May 16. The event took place simultaneously in Lomé and other economic regions across the country. Through it, the CCI-Togo sought to raise...

The Gen Z of Madagascar must learn from history

JOHANNESBURG - The military and political elites in Madagascar have a tendency of hijacking popular protests and diverting them from real Malagasy challenges. This trend started in 1972 when University students were demanding the decolonisation of...

Togolese Police Extradite Fugitive Robber to Ghana

The Ghana Police Service (GPS) has taken custody of Adinda Akpo Abdul Mugibo, a fugitive robber wanted since 2022, following his extradition from Togo. Mugibo, identified by aliases including Rashid Bawa, Maxwell, Papa Rich, and Dawa, was arrested...

Togo Reports 1st Case of Mpox

Sat 17 May 2025 | 03:09 PM Monkeypox Samples, File Photo The Togolese government officially announced the country’s first case of monkeypox. The country asserted that necessary measures have been taken to protect the population. Health authorities...

In Togo, solar energy raises the quality of community healthcare and opens up opportunities for small-scale farmers in rural areas

Night falls on the Batonou health center along the Mono River, which separates Togo from Benin. Victorine Massegbe Ablavi, nurse, midwife and head of the Peripheral Care Unit, is busy around an examination bed. Just a few years ago, this scene...

Seven killed during Togo protests, civil society groups say

LOME (Reuters) -Seven people were killed during anti-government protests in Togo last week, said human rights activists, who accused security forces of using “shocking violence” against protesters. The protests calling for the resignation of...

Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) Shares the Joy of Ramadan with Orphans in Togo

We Call For Peaceful And Political Settlement To The Crisis In The Republic Of Togo

Again, the people of Togo are on the streets across the country to protest against their government. As a result, protesters are now calling for President Faure Gnassingbe to resign over what the Togolese people say, his failed leadership in the...

ECOWAS kicks off Lomé phase of Abidjan-Lagos corridor trader empowerment

As part of implementing the third edition of the information and awareness campaign for small cross-border traders along the Abidjan-Lagos corridor, the Department of Human Development and Social Affairs, in collaboration with the Department of...

Togo’s opposition denounces new role of the country’s leader as a ‘constitutional coup’

LOME, Togo (AP) — A coalition of political parties and civil society groups in Togo vowed Monday to step up domestic and international pressure on President Faure Gnassingbe following his controversial appointment over the weekend as head of a...

Togolese opposition leader rejects Gnassingbe's new role

In Togo, the opposition has denounced the controversial appointment of the President of the Republic as head of a new powerful executive body. On Saturday, Faure Gnassingbé, who has been in power since 2005 following the death of his father, was...

Togo opposition slams leader's new role as 'constitutional coup' amid power restructuring

Acoalition of opposition parties and civil society organizations in Togo announced Monday that it plans to intensify both domestic protests and international advocacy in response to what it sees as a dangerous power grab by President Faure...

Government committed to Abidjan-Lagos Highway Project – Roads Minister

The Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwame Governs Agbodza, has reaffirmed the government’s unwavering commitment to successfully executing the Abidjan-Lagos Corridor Highway Development Project. He made the assurance during the official launch of...

Togo's dynastic politics: A barrier to development?

Togo, a small West African nation nestled between Ghana and Benin, has a complex history of politics and governance. The country's first president, Sylvanus Olympio, played a significant role in shaping its early years. Olympio, a prominent...

Benin Coach Confident Of Shock Win Over Super Falcons In WAFCON Qualifier

Benin Republic women’s national team coach, Abdoulaye Ouzerou, believes his side can spring a surprise against the Super Falcons when both teams meet in the return leg of their 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Abeokuta later today,...

Togo President lauds Qatar's efforts for peace, stability in Africa

Lome: President of the Togolese Republic H E Faure Gnassingbe Eyadema met Minister of State at Ministry of Foreign Affairs H E Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulaziz bin Saleh Al Khulaifi. The meeting dealt with discussing bilateral cooperation between the...

Lady Annabel Goldsmith obituary

Lady Annabel Goldsmith did not mind having the most famous celebrity nightspot in London named after her: “A person might have a rose named after them, but seldom a nightclub. That’s pretty good,” she told the Observer in 2009. Not only good but...

The Lessons from Kenya and Togo, By Abdul Mahmud

Last week, the streets of Kenya and Togo boiled over. In Nairobi, young Kenyans marched in protest. They raised their voices against what they described as the theft of their futures by President William Ruto’s administration. The Finance Bill...