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Togo National Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison After Smuggling Cocaine Into Seychelles

[Seychelles News Agency] The Seychelles Supreme Court has sentenced a Togo national to seven years in prison for the importation of a controlled drug. (AllAfrica)


NSO/Pegasus - 17 Journalists From 7 Countries Join RSF's Complaint in Paris and Before the UN

[RSF] Seventeen journalists from seven countries who were listed as potential or actual victims of Pegasus spyware have filed complaints with prosecutors in Paris, against NSO Group and all other persons the investigation will identify. Their complaints complement the one Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and two journalists with French and Moroccan dual nationality already filed on 20 July. RSF has also referred their cases to the United Nations. (AllAfrica)


Togolese President Congratulates HM the King On Throne Day

[MAP] Rabat -- His Majesty King Mohammed VI has received a congratulatory message from the President of the Togolese Republic, H.E. Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé, on the occasion of the 22nd anniversary of the Sovereign's enthronement. (AllAfrica)


Debo Adesina - Nigeria-Togo Joint Commission to Be Reactivated

[This Day] Abuja -- Nigeria has expressed her willingness to resuscitate the bilateral trade agreements she has with Togo by reactivating the Nigeria-Togo Joint Commission. (AllAfrica)


Human Rights Committee Adopts Concluding Observations On Report of Togo and Closes One Hundred and Thirty-Second Session

[OHCHR] The Human Rights Committee this afternoon adopted its concluding observations on the fifth periodic report of Togo and closed its online one hundred and thirty-second session. (AllAfrica)


UNHCR Welcomes Togo's Decision to Intensify Its Fight Against Statelessness

[UNHCR] UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, applauds Togo's accession to the two UN Conventions on Statelessness. (AllAfrica)


Massive Data Leak Reveals Spyware Used to Target Activists, Journalists, and Political Leaders Globally

[AI London] Authoritarian governments using Pegasus software sold by the Israeli surveillance company NSO Group Jamal Khashoggi family members were targeted with Pegasus software 'They paint a picture of legitimacy, while profiting from widespread human rights violations' - Agnès Callamard (AllAfrica)


The Aftermath of Lome - the Role of Ambassador Omrie Golley in the Peace Process - Episode 9

[Concord] The Lome Peace Process, in the Republic of Togo, culminated in the signing of the Lome Peace Accord on the 7th July 1999. It was short-lived, and came to an abrupt end, less than a year later on the 8th May 2000, with a violent demonstration at the erstwhile residence of the RUF Leader, Corporal Foday Sankoh. (AllAfrica)


Mediation Ongoing in Lome

[Cameroon Tribune] Since April, Togolese authorities have been holding series of negotiations aimed at seeking ways of bringing peace in the country. (AllAfrica)


Amavubi Head Into Crucial Tie Against Togo Hoping to End Goal Drought

[New Times] The national football team will be hoping that they can finally find the back of the net when they take on Togo in the final Group C game of the African Nations Championship (CHAN) in Cameroon. (AllAfrica)


Uganda Stunned By Debutantes Togo in CHAN Thriller

[Capital FM] Duala, Cameroon -- Debutantes Togo stunned Uganda 2-1 in Group C of the African Nations Championship (CHAN) match of stunning goals at the tournament in Cameroon on Friday. (AllAfrica)


Cranes Admit It Must Be Better Versus Togo

[Monitor] The African Nations Championship (Chan) finally kicked off in Cameroon at the weekend nine months later, albeit hardly the kind of start Uganda had hoped for. (AllAfrica)


2020 CHAN - Rwanda, Uganda Settle for Goalless Draw, as Morocco Beat Togo

[New Times] Rwanda and Uganda played to a goalless draw in their first game of Group C in the ongoing Total African Nations Championship (CHAN) on Monday, January 18 at Stade de la Reunification in Douala. (AllAfrica)


Togolese Journalist Carlos Ketohou Detained, Newspaper Barred from Publishing

[CPJ] New York, January 7, 2020 --Togolese authorities should permit the L'Indépendant Express newspaper to publish freely, and should ensure that its director, Komlanvi Ketohou, can work without fear of arrest or harassment, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.On the night of December 29, armed security forces arrested Ketohou at his home in the capital, Lomé, took him into custody, and accused him of defaming the government, according to media reports as well as the journal (AllAfrica)


WAFU B Tourney - Nigeria, Cote d'Ivoire Lock Horns in Lome

[Leadership] Five-time world champions, Nigeria and Cote d'Ivoire will lock horns for the first match of Group B of the West African Football Union (WAFU) B Tournament this evening with both teams looking to pick up the three maximum points at Lome's Stade Municipal. (AllAfrica)


Prime Minister and Government Step Down

[DW] Prime Minister Komi Selom Klassou and his government have quit in a political reshuffle delayed by the coronavirus pandemic. The country's president, who won re-election in February, is set to appoint a new PM shortly. (AllAfrica)


Convicting 'Petrolgate' Journalist of Defamation Would Be Disastrous, RSF Says

[RSF] Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls for the acquittal of a Togolese investigative journalist who is due to appear in court in Lomé tomorrow on a criminal defamation charge for exposing allegedly corrupt practices in the importation of petroleum products. (AllAfrica)


Story On Corruption in Petroleum Sector Puts Togolese Journalist in Danger

[MFWA] Togolese investigative journalist Ferdinand Ayite, has been sued for defamation following an article exposing alleged embezzlement of billions of CFA Francs by senior officials of the country's petroleum industry and runs the risk of being victimised. (AllAfrica)


Report - Focusing On Private Investment to Stimulate the Post-Coronavirus Economy in Togo

[World Bank] Lomé -- According to the first Economic Update for Togo, launched today by the World Bank, the crisis triggered by the global coronavirus pandemic has significantly impacted the Togolese economy and is expected to lead to a decline in growth from 5.3% in 2019 to 1% in 2020. (AllAfrica)


Focusing On Private Investment to Stimulate the Post-Coronavirus Economy in Togo

[Togonews] According to the first Economic Update for Togo, launched today by the World Bank, the crisis triggered by the global coronavirus pandemic has significantly impacted the Togolese economy and is expected to lead to a decline in growth from 5.3% in 2019 to 1% in 2020. (AllAfrica)


Ecowas to Withdraw Its Troops From Guinea Bissau

[ANGOP] ECOWAS will gradually withdraw its intervention force in Guinea-Bissau. A first group has already left Bissau on August 27. (AllAfrica)


WHO Congratulates Togo on Overcoming 'Sleeping Sickness' As a Public Health Problem

[UN News] The west African nation of Togo has eliminated human African trypanosomiasis or "sleeping sickness" as a public health problem, becoming the first in the continent to achieve the milestone, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) has said. (AllAfrica)


Togo is First African Country to End Sleeping Sickness as a Public Health Problem

[WHO] Brazzaville -- Togo has received validation from the World Health Organization (WHO) for having eliminated human African trypanosomiasis or "sleeping sickness" as a public health problem, becoming the first country in Africa to reach this milestone. (AllAfrica)


President Ramaphosa Congratulates Togo President On Re-Election

[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa has congratulated Togo's President-elect, Fauré Essozimna Gnassingbé, on his re-election as the President of the Republic. (AllAfrica)


Togo Opposition Calls for Protests Against Election Results

[RFI] Togo's opposition continues to refuse to recognise the results of the 2020 presidential election as announced by the country's electoral commission and is calling on people to take to the streets to express their dissatisfaction with the re-election of incumbent President Faure Gnassingbé for a fourth term. (AllAfrica)


President Gnassingbé Re-Elected - Preliminary Results

[DW] Incumbent candidate Faure Gnassingbé has won his fourth presidential term. Both the president and challenger Agbeyome Kodjo had previously declared victory. (AllAfrica)


Faure Gnassingbe Wins Fourth Term

[Togonews] Togo's President Faure Gnassingbe declared an electoral victory on Monday and called on his rivals to drop a competing claim, with official preliminary results showing him re-elected in a landslide. (AllAfrica)


Vote Counting Under Way

[DW] Togolese have cast their votes following protests in 2017 and 2018 against President Faure Gnassingbe's rule. Last year, Gnassingbe reformed the West African nation's constitution so he could lead until 2030. (AllAfrica)


Calm As Togo Votes in Presidential Election

[RFI] Polling stations have opened in Togo in an election widely expected to see President Faure Gnassingbe claim a fourth term in power and extend his family's half-century domination of the West African nation. (AllAfrica)


Confusion As Military Hold Candidate Hostage

[Vanguard] Confusion set in Togo some hours after voting in the Presidential elections ended at 4 pm and counting started today. Dr. Agbeyome Kodjo, a former Prime Minister and the opposition lead is currently under siege after news spread that he was leading. (AllAfrica)


Togo Goes to the Polls As Ruling Family Seeks Sixth Decade in Power

[DW] Following protests in 2017 and 2018 against President Faure Gnassingbe's rule, Togolese voters are heading to the polls. Last year, Gnassingbe reformed the West African country's constitution so he could lead until 2030. (AllAfrica)