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The Lessons from Kenya and Togo, By Abdul Mahmud
News Diary Online
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July 3, 2025
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...
ADC calls on Mahama to lead peace restoration in Togo
Joy FM
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July 3, 2025
The Africa Development Council (ADC) has urged Ghana’s President, John Mahama, to urgently lead diplomatic mediation aimed at restoring peace in Togo, warning that delay could result in further bloodshed. In a statement released today, the ADC...
Togo Shuts Down Social Media Access
Techweez
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June 28, 2025
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...
Togo rocked by protests over reforms that could extend President Gnassingbé's rule
Associated Press
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June 27, 2025
LOME, Togo (AP) — Protesters and security forces clashed for a second straight day on Friday in Togo’s capital Lomé over recent constitutional reforms that could cement President Faure Gnassingbé's long hold on power. Videos emerged showing...
“Simply unacceptable”: Catholic Bishops in Togo Denounce Police Brutality after Killing of Seven in Protests
ACI Africa
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July 2, 2025
In the statement that their president, Bishop Benoît Alowonou of Kpalimé Diocese, signed, CET members explain that the trivialization of fundamental principles of human life, which they say underpin every religion, culture, and civilization, may...
Togo Launches CFA8.3bn Project to Boost Social Services in the Savanes
Togo First
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(Togo First) - Togo has launched a new project to improve access to basic social services in the Savanes region, the northern part of the country. The initiative, titled “Improving Equitable and Sustainable Access to an Integrated Package of...
Togo Protests Escalate as Security Forces Crack Down on Anti-Gnassingbé Demonstrations
teleSUR
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June 27, 2025 Hour: 1:20 pm Tensions flared in Togo’s capital this week as soldiers and police used tear gas and batons to disperse hundreds of protesters demanding the resignation of longtime leader Faure Gnassingbé. The unrest, which began...
ECOWAS Urges Restraint and Dialogue Amid Deadly Protests in Togo
teleSUR
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July 3, 2025
July 2, 2025 Hour: 8:02 pm The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has broken its silence on the escalating political crisis in Togo, issuing a statement late Monday calling for restraint and inclusive dialogue following a wave of...
A masterclass in transit at Lomé Airport
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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July 2, 2025
On my way back to Nigeria from a validation meeting in Accra, Ghana, after days of intellectual engagement with scholars, renowned professors, democratic activists, and civil society organisations from West Africa sub region, I had an unexpected...
Togolese Youths' Cry for a New President: A Call to End Tyra...
Modern Ghana
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In the past month, the youth of Togo have flooded social media platforms, especially Tiktok, with a single, resounding demand: an end to the decades-long rule of President Faure Gnassingbé and his family. Their cry is not one of violence or...
Togo soldiers clash with protesters demanding Gnassingbé resignation
Modern Ghana
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Soldiers in Togo used tear gas and batons on Thursday to disperse hundreds of protesters who blocked main roads in the capital. The protests have been going on since Wednesday, to denounce a power grab by longtime leader Faure Gnassingbé and...
AFRICA/TOGO - The Bishops: "disproportionate" violence
Fides
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July 2, 2025
Lomé (Agenzia Fides) - "We condemn in the strongest possible terms the unacceptable and disproportionate violence, regardless of its origin, perpetrators, or justification," the bishops of Togo issued a joint statement on last week's clashes,...
Togo Sees Fresh Unrest Over Faure Gnassingbe’s Extended Rule
StratNews Global
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June 26, 2025
Home Africa Togo Sees Fresh Unrest Over Faure Gnassingbe’s Extended Rule In the suburbs of the capital Lome, some protesters burned wooden furniture and tyres used for makeshift barricades, sending black smoke billowing above the streets. Security...
‘Countdown’s Jonathan Togo Reacts to Drew’s Fate, Reveals What He Learned During the Read-Through
Clayton News Daily - Georgia
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[Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for Countdown Season 1 Episode 4 “Bite ‘Em Down.”] The task force suffers a major loss in the Wednesday, July 2, episode of Countdown. Sadly, Damon Drew (Jonathan Togo) dies after being shot at the end...
Togo soldiers break up protests against longtime leader
WHTC - Michigan
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LOME (Reuters) -Soldiers in Togo used tear gas and batons on Thursday to disperse hundreds of protesters who blocked main roads in the capital to call for the resignation of longtime leader Faure Gnassingbe, Reuters witnesses said. The gathering...
ECOWAS calls for restraint in violent protests in Togo
Africanews
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July 2, 2025
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission has expressed concern about the current state of affairs in Togo. Protests against the regime of Faure Gnassingbé that involved a violent police response and saw at least 7 people...
NALAG President appeals to ECOWAS, AU to intervene in Togo’s crisis
Ghana News Agency
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July 2, 2025
By Albert Allotey Accra, July 02, GNA – Mr Alfred Asiedu Adjei, the President of the National Association of Local Authorities of Ghana (NALAG) has called on ECOWAS and the African Union to act immediately to bring the political tension in Togo...
NALAG President urges ECOWAS and AU to act on Togo crisis before it’s too late
Ghana Broadcasting Corporation
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July 2, 2025
By Jacob Aggrey As Ghana marked its first Republic National Thanksgiving Day on July 1, the President of the National Association of Local Authorities of Ghana (NALAG), Hon. Alfred Asiedu Adjei, used the occasion to reflect on the country’s...
Togo: Gnassingbe dynasty faces youth-led protests
Deutsche Welle
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June 26, 2025
The "Hands Off My Constitution" coalition of civic groups and opposition leaders in Togo has called for further protests in the coming days to oppose what it has referred to as a "constitutional coup." Since the introduction of a new political...
Togo Tightens Regulations on Insurance Brokerage Sector
Togo First
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(Togo First) - Togo's government is intensifying efforts to regulate and professionalize its insurance brokerage sector. A national training seminar, initiated by the National Directorate of Insurance under the Ministry of Economy and Finance,...