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Togo presidency to oversee armed forces as security worsens

Togo's President Faure Gnassingbé will oversee the armed forces as part of a reshuffle amid growing security concerns in the northern regions, according to a decree announced on Friday.

Reuters

‘My disability has opened many doors’: para sports gets a boost in Togo

Over the past four years, para sports have come a long way in Togo. Today, dozens of athletes are training in different sports. Some of them have also participated in international competitions such as the 2019 African Games in Morocco and the 2020 Tokyo Summer Paralympic Games.

France 24

Togo's new climate policies reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve air quality – here's how

Like many African cities, Lomé, the capital of Togo, has a pollution problem.

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Renewable energy could get Togo to its goals: experts identify what's in the way

Togo is one of the poorest countries in the world, with a per capita gross domestic product of US$644. Most of the population depend on subsistence agriculture. Over 56% live in rural areas and many lack basic services such as healthcare, education and safe drinking water.

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Pink October: Financial hardship for women with breast cancer in Togo

In tonight's edition: We look at the financial hardship facing women with breast cancer in Togo. The treatment falls outside the public healthcare system and many cannot afford to pay privately. But first, Zimbabwe becomes the first country in Africa to approve an injectable drug to prevent HIV transmission. Authorities…

France 24

VIT signs MoU on faculty exchange

Focus is on capacity building of the faculty of Togo public universities through masters and doctoral studies, faculty exchange and joint research

The Hindu

Burkina Faso's new junta vows to respect timeline for return to civilian rule

Calm returned to Burkina Faso's capital on Monday after the country's military leader fled to neighbouring Togo following the second coup in less than nine months. His replacement, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, has promised that a new civilian or military transitional president will be appointed "before the end of the year".

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Burkina Faso's ousted leader Damiba flees to Togo

Togo's government on Monday confirmed that ousted Burkina Faso leader Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba had fled to Togo after a military coup.

France 24

The scourge of sexual violence in West Africa, unveiled

When Zougba’s husband fled the jihadist violence crippling Burkina Faso, she soon found herself with her young son, daughter and other women on the road in a mission to join him. After 10km, four armed men surged into view from the side of the road. Her children bore witness as…

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How Covid has changed the workplace and what it means for women

As we emerge from the pandemic, the workplace has irrevocably changed. But what does it mean for women? Annette Young talks to Sue Duke, the head of global public policy and economic graphs at LinkedIn. Also Belgium becomes the first country in Europe to decriminalise sex work with the aim…

France 24

Fighting intensifies in Ethiopia's Tigray conflict

In tonight's edition: Renewed fighting in northern Ethiopia intensifies further, as both federal forces and Tigrayan rebels accuse each other of opening up new fronts. Also, in South Africa, parents of the 21 young people who died in June at a tavern in the Eastern Cape are told their children…

France 24

Togo achieves ‘major feat’ of eliminating four neglected tropical diseases

WHO hails west African country as first in world to stamp out Guinea worm, lymphatic filariasis, sleeping sickness and trachoma

The Guardian - UK

Togo villagers flee to urban centres after militant attacks

Civilians in a part of northern Togo attacked by suspected Islamist militants last week have been fleeing their homes en masse to seek refuge in nearby cities, a local mayor said.

Reuters

Togolese army admits to killing children mistaken for ‘jihadists’

The seven children were killed while returning from celebrations of the Muslim holiday Eid al-Adha late on July 10.

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Togo's army says civilians were killed by airstrike, mistaken for jihadists

A group of civilians killed on Saturday night in northern Togo were hit by an airstrike after the army mistook them for jihadists, the army said in a statement on Thursday.

Al Jazeera

Gabon and Togo Commonwealth entry is latest dent to French influence

The Anglophone pivot comes on the back of successive coups in Mali, Guinea and Burkina Faso to dump pro-French leaders.

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Seven children killed in an explosion in northern Togo

In May, eight soldiers were killed and 13 others wounded at a security outpost in the northernmost region of Savanna.

Reuters

Seven people killed in explosion in northern Togo

Seven people were killed and two injured in an explosion in northern Togo on Saturday night, the army said in a statement late on Sunday.

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Teen saves four-month-old baby from Mediterranean shipwreck that killed 30: ‘I went to help people’

Both mother and baby evacuated to Malta as Togo teen says he helped because he was ‘a good swimmer’

Daily Mirror

Teenager saves baby from shipwreck during dangerous Mediterranean crossing

The 17-year-old, from Togo, swam over to the baby and held her above the water until rescuers arrived in the Mediterranean Sea in a tragedy that killed at least 30 people

The Guardian - UK

Teenager saves baby from shipwreck during Mediterranean crossing

‘I am a good swimmer and I went to help people,’ says 17-year-old from Togo, who was among survivors rescued

The Independent UK

Gabon and Togo admitted into Commonwealth group of nations

The African nations of Gabon and Togo have been admitted into the Commonwealth group of nations

Reuters

Togo sees Commonwealth entry as pivot to English-speaking world

Togo's decision to join the Commonwealth will help it develop closer ties with English-speaking countries, opening up new horizons outside of France's sphere of influence in West Africa, the Togolese foreign minister said.

France 24

UK's Johnson defends migrant deal on Rwanda visit

In tonight's edition: In Kigali, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson defends his controversial deal to expel migrants to Rwanda, telling critics to "keep an open mind". Also, while most members of the Commonwealth are former British colonies, Gabon and Togo are expected to become the latest nations to join the…

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UN deal sees Ivorian refugees given passports to return home

The Côte d’Ivoire government, host countries, and the UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) have signed a repatriation agreement to offer passports to Ivorian refugees around the world in an effort to encourage reintegration.

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