WAFCON 2026Q: Benin To Host Super Falcons In Lome

The first leg of the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifying fixture between Benin Republic and Nigeria’s Super Falcons will hold in Lome, Togo, reports Completesports.com. Benin Republic will host the Super Eagles at a neutral venue after...

Togo Plans 10 New Agro-Processing Units With AfDB Support

(Togo First) - • Togo will install 10 new agro-processing units under the Sahel Food and Nutrition Security Resilience Program (P2-P2RS). • The African Development Bank is financing the project with $6 million through its Transition Support...

Nigerian Father Deported from US Left Stranded in Togo After Ghana Transfer

A Nigerian father deported from the United States has told the BBC he is stranded in Lomé, the capital of Togo, after Ghanaian authorities secretly transferred him and five others across the border. The man, who requested anonymity, said he was...

Nigerian among US deportees stranded in Togo after ‘secret transfer’ from Ghana

A Nigerian man, who was among West African migrants deported from the United States to Ghana, says he has been left stranded in a hotel in Togo. In a Wednesday report, the man, who craved anonymity, said Ghanaian authorities secretly transferred...

Kodjo Adedze Named Togo’s “Super Minister” for Infrastructure and Housing

(Togo First) - • Kodjo Sévon-Tépé Adedze, former Speaker of the National Assembly, was appointed Minister of Territorial Planning, Urbanism, and Housing, heading a “super ministry” at the center of Togo’s new government. • Three delegate ministers...

Togolese authorities want to sanction online dissenting voices

Togo’s State Prosecutor, Talaka Mawama at the press briefing in Lome on Friday, October 3 Faced with recurrent online calls for demonstrations by dissenting voices to demand better living conditions and the resignation of Faure Gnassingbé,...

E&P completes US$100m payment, takes full control of Azumah projects 

By Kizito CUDJOE Engineers and Planners (E&P) has completed a US$100million payment to acquire full ownership of Azumah Resources Ghana Limited, marking the end of a complex takeover that transfers control of the Black Volta and Sankofa gold...

What the height of toilet bowls say about the quality of life in Togo and Senegal

BCEAO Launches Instant Payments Platform in Togo with Three Banks

(Togo First) - • BCEAO launched the interoperable Instant Payments Platform (PI-PSI) on September 30, enabling 24/7 secure fund transfers across UEMOA countries. • In Togo, Coris Bank, Ecobank, and Orabank are the first operational banks, with...

UK, Philippines and Italy Appoint New Ambassadors to Togo

Togo received three new ambassadors from the United Kingdom, the Philippines and Italy on October 8, 2025. The UK plans to expand trade and investment in finance, maritime logistics and infrastructure. The Philippines and Italy aim to boost...

UNIDO to Support Togo in Implementing National Industrial Strategy

(Togo First) - • UNIDO will assist Togo in implementing its national industrialization strategy, aligned with the government’s 2025 Roadmap. • The partnership will focus on agro-industry, textiles, and local product processing, as well as...

Nigerian US deportee accuses Ghana of 'dumping' him, five others in Togo

One of the many African deportees from the United States who were received by Ghana to be sent back to their home countries has claimed that they have been abandoned in Togo. According to a report by the BBC on October 1, 2025, the US deportee,...

Nigerian Man Deported From US Cries Out, Says Ghanaian Authorities Secretly ‘Dumped’ Him, Others In Togo

A Nigerian man deported from the United States has raised the alarm after alleging that Ghanaian immigration officials forcibly moved him and five others across the border and abandoned them in Togo. According to a BBC report on Wednesday, the...

Nigerian deported from US alleges Ghana dumped him, others in Togo

A Nigerian man deported from the United States has claimed that he and five other West African nationals were secretly transferred from Ghana to Togo, where they now remain stranded. The man, who requested anonymity for safety reasons, according...

Nigerians, others deported by US to Ghana ‘dumped’ in Togo

West Africans deported by the United States to Ghana are now fending for themselves in Togo after being dumped in the country without documents, lawyers, and deportees have told AFP. Ghanaian leader John Mahama, earlier this month, disclosed that...

Mysterious airstrip on Yemeni island – 90km from Houthi stronghold

A new airstrip is being built on a volcanic island in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen, satellite images show, likely the latest project by forces allied to those opposed to the country's Iranian-backed Houthi rebels. The airstrip on Zuqar...

US West African Deportees Stranded in Togo

West Africans who the United States (US) has deported to Ghana are now struggling to survive in Togo after being abandoned there without any identification documents, according to lawyers and the deportees who spoke to AFP. This situation is part...

Nigerian who resisted deportation from US beaten, forced on plane, dumped in Togo

West Africans deported from the United States are stranded in Togo after being secretly moved through Ghana without passports or legal documents Deportees include Nigerian and Liberian nationals who had court protections in the US but were...

West Africans deported by US to Ghana dumped in Togo without papers

West Africans deported by the United States to Ghana are now fending for themselves in Togo after being dumped in the country without documents, lawyers and deportees have told AFP. The latest chapter in US President Donald Trump's vast, opaque...

West Africans deported from US to Ghana ‘dumped without documents in Togo’

West Africans deported by the US to Ghana are now fending for themselves in Togo after being dumped in the country without documents, according to lawyers and deportees. The latest chapter in Donald Trump’s deportation programme, their saga became...