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Daily Maverick
January 20, 2018
While Togo's political and civil society actors agree that political dialogue is vital in order to bring stability to the country, political actors disagree on the ... way, of reforms that will deepen democracy and the modernisation of the country's institutions to better respond to the needs of the Togolese people.
eNCA
January 19, 2018
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast - A former defence chief for the Ivory Coast's ousted leader was sentenced to 15 years on Thursday for conspiring against the government, the latest top aide of the former regime to be jailed. Moise Lida Kouassi, a defence minister under strongman Laurent Gbagbo, was convicted byÃÂ ...
HuffPost
January 11, 2018
Kofi Busia, who became the prime minister of Ghana in 1969, admitted: “I felt increasingly that the education I received taught me more and more about Europe and less and less ... Olympio expressed concerns that by being integrated into Ghana the Togolese people risked being dominated by Ghana.
Middle East Eye
December 22, 2017
A post on the Israeli prime minister's Twitter feed said Netanyahu had hosted a dinner for Gnassingbe at his official residence in Jerusalem and that the Togolese president had written in the guestbook: "I dream of Israel's return to Africa and Africa's return to Israel." Togo's foreign minister Robert DusseyÃÂ ...
IFEX
December 31, 1999
Togo has been mired in an unprecedented political crisis since August 2017 when a coalition of opposition parties began a series of mass demonstrations to demand political reforms. Among the opposition demands are the reintroduction of presidential term limits, the right to vote for Togolese living abroadÃÂ ...
Aljazeera.com
December 28, 2017
Besides Israel and the US, Guatemala, Honduras, the Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, Palau and Togo voted against. On Monday, Israel's Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely said 10 countries were considering following US President Donald Trump's decision by moving theirÃÂ ...
Newsweek
December 26, 2017
Israeli prime minister Netanyahu's diplomatic efforts in Africa paid off to some degree: Togo voted no, while Rwanda, Malawi, Uganda, Lesotho, Equatorial Guinea and South Sudan abstained, and Kenya was absent. GettyImages-893362370 Muslim worshippers walk past the Dome of the Rock mosque atÃÂ ...
RT
December 26, 2017
Israel's Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely has told a radio station that 10 more countries are considering recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital following earlier declarations by Guatemala and the US. ... The other six were Honduras, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau and Togo.
africanews
December 25, 2017
Togo was the only African country to vote with the U.S. position. The Israeli Embassy in the country in a statement last Friday said it ... Ghana's immediate past Foreign Minister in response to Ghana'a vote also said: It's a principled position. Well done. Some Christians in the country have slammed theÃÂ ...
Council on Foreign Relations (blog)
December 23, 2017
Israeli prime minister Netanyahu's diplomatic efforts in Africa paid off to some degree: Togo voted no, while Rwanda, Malawi, Uganda, Lesotho, Equatorial Guinea and South Sudan abstained, and Kenya was absent. Of course, many of those voting against the United States, from Syria to Cuba, Russia toÃÂ ...
New York Times
December 22, 2017
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel said in a Facebook post: “Israel completely rejects this preposterous resolution. ... Aside from Israel, the only countries to side with the United States by voting no were Guatemala, Honduras, Togo, the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, NauruÃÂ ...
Middle East Eye
December 22, 2017
A post on the Israeli prime minister's Twitter feed said Netanyahu had hosted a dinner for Gnassingbe at his official residence in Jerusalem and that the Togolese president had written in the guestbook: "I dream of Israel's return to Africa and Africa's return to Israel." Togo's foreign minister Robert DusseyÃÂ ...
Citifmonline
December 19, 2017
According to him, the minister took the action in order to protect the image of the Togolese president, Faure Gnassingbe, whom he claims is Mr. ... About 19 persons including Mr. Mornah were arrested by the Nima Police on Saturday morning when they gathered as members of the Ghana-Togo SolidarityÃÂ ...
africanews
December 17, 2017
West African leaders have called on Togolese political actors to hold an “inclusive dialogue” as soon as Togolese again hit the streets of Lome on Saturday ... The serious political crisis that has lasted for nearly four months was not on the official agenda of the summit, which should address the issue of theÃÂ ...
News24
December 12, 2017
Lome - Togo's main opposition coalition, which has led protests against President Faure Gnassingbe for more than three months, on Tuesday boycotted government ... Government minister Gilbert Bawara said last week that the consultations aim to establish the "format and modalities" of the talks.
HuffPost
December 8, 2017
In Senegal the French influence was so strong that Eric Williams, who was the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago at the time, observed that Senegal ... As Togolese activist Farida Nabourema pointed out, during the election in 2010 France supplied Togo with teargas and police trucks for the election toÃÂ ...
Aljazeera.com
October 19, 2017
In New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern, leader of the Labour Party, is set to become prime minister after the minority New Zealand First party chose a ...
africanews
October 19, 2017
Togo officials say four people, including two soldiers, have been killed in clashes after the arrest of a religious leader close to an opposition ...
News24
October 18, 2017
Lome - Togo officials say three people, including two soldiers, have been killed ... for years, amid reports that former justice minister, Emmerson Mnangagwa ... "People are very interested [in the job]," a top official in the justice ...
GhanaWeb
October 14, 2017
CEPS officials frustrating our businesses – Aflao local traders ... communities have accused Customs officials of frustrating them out of business. ... of refusing to work on any transit goods coming from Team to Togo, with the ...
SaharaReporters.com
October 13, 2017
Since the protests in Togo have started in August 2017, I have been asked a series of questions repeatedly by non-Togolese people who are ... Faure Gnassingbe went from being a minister to being appointed as a parliament ...
Center for Research on Globalization
October 12, 2017
Togo Opposition Set for Renewed Round of Anti-Government Demonstrations ... Togolese officials have reportedly issued restrictions on planned ... week when the Minister of Territorial administration, Payadowa Boukpessi, ...
africanews
October 11, 2017
The Togolese government says opposition gatherings and protests can ... The measure according to the interior minister was to avoid violence ...
Aljazeera.com
October 4, 2017
Thousands of Togolese took to the streets on Wednesday in the next phase ... in August, at least two people were killed, according to officials.
africanews
September 28, 2017
The new coalition known as 'Togo Citizens Stand Up' (Front citoyen Togo ... Immigration official confirmed that about 300 Togolese had arrived ...
Discourse Media
September 26, 2017
The lack of power is a big problem in Togo and Benin, two small countries in West Africa. ... 2016, Sani Yaya, the Togolese minister of economy and finance, told ... in Benin,” according to an official document about the project.
FRANCE 24
September 20, 2017
A 10-year-old boy was killed and 10 others injured in Togo's capital as ... supporters demonstrated Wednesday, the security minister said.
GhanaWeb
September 18, 2017
Government engaging Togo authorities to address political crisis ... This is according to a deputy Foreign Affairs Minister, Charles Owiredu who says the ... Fabre, by a margin of about 59% to 35%, according to official results.
Voice of America
September 15, 2017
Lawmakers in Togo began debating presidential term limits Friday, after days of protests calling for constitutional reform and the departure of ...
Citifmonline
December 31, 1999
According to him, the minister took the action in order to protect the image of the Togolese president, Faure Gnassingbe, whom he claims is Mr. ... About 19 persons including Mr. Mornah were arrested by the Nima Police on Saturday morning when they gathered as members of the Ghana-Togo SolidarityÃÂ ...
News24
December 31, 1999
Togo's Guptas, who are firm friends of the country's president, pay little for ... Asked how ships full of bulk phosphates could have left South Africa, a Sars customs official ... Contacted by phone at their Dubai headquarters, the Togolese ... The company's Mozambican partner is Public Works Minister Felicio ...
Philly.com
September 22, 2017
Philly official: State should immediately identify immigrants improperly ... The woman fled Togo, a West African nation, was granted political asylum in the ... to vote were only discovered because they alerted election officials.
News24
September 22, 2017
Lome - Thousands of protesters in Togo on Thursday joined ... accusing its supporters of attacking officials of the ruling Union for the Republic (UNIR) and ... Francois Patuel of Amnesty International said that "despite officialÃÂ ...
africanews
September 21, 2017
A 10-year-old boy was killed in the first day of renewed protest by Togolese opposition supporters who are calling for constitutional reform toÃÂ ...
FRANCE 24
September 21, 2017
A 10-year-old boy was killed and 10 others injured in Togo's capital as ... supporters demonstrated Wednesday, the security minister said.
Citifmonline
September 19, 2017
Gov't engaging Togo authorities to address political crisis ... This is according to a deputy Foreign Affairs Minister, Charles Owiredu who says ... Jean-Pierre Fabre, by a margin of about 59% to 35%, according to official results.
Aljazeera.com
September 12, 2017
The Israel-Africa summit scheduled for late October in Lome, Togo's capital ... Riyad al-Maliki, Palestine's foreign minister, told Al Jazeera that Togo has ... have been placed on the Togolese president to cancel the conference.
africanews
September 7, 2017
Togo crisis: top U.N. official meets president, protest continues unabated ... and the Sahel on Thursday met with the Togolese president, Faure Gnassingbe, ... by the Council of Ministers of the draft law on constitutional review.
World Politics Review
September 1, 2017
Togo, a Democratic Laggard, Sees Signs of an Energized Opposition ... of strengthening democratic rule in West Africa, Togolese activist Farida Nabourema ... the central town of Sokode, where a police official said 27 members of the security ... Kaglan, the journalist, says officials have also been circulatingÃÂ ...
Inner City Press
August 31, 2017
UNITED NATIONS, August 30 – After major protests in Togo were crackdown on ... on the morning of August 30 asked Dujarric and his two top deputies: "In Togo, ... On August 23, after the French Mission to the UN's deputy ambassador AnneÃÂ ...
KingFut
August 30, 2017
Egyptian outfit Tala'a El-Gaish managed to sign Togolese striker Camaldine Abraw on a two-year contract to support the club's squad for nextÃÂ ...
africanews
August 30, 2017
Togo's Prime minister, Selorm Klassou, on Tuesday led a pro-government protest held in the capital Lome. He was joined by other governmentÃÂ ...
africanews
August 29, 2017
Togolese opposition parties have postponed planned demonstrations ... #Togo opposition postpone protests to next week starting September 6 ... who was a minister at the time was sworn in as acting president by the militaryÃÂ ...
African Independent
August 29, 2017
Togo's capital was in security lock-down on Friday with large numbers ... The protest, dubbed "Togo Mort" or "Dead Togo" by the opposition coalition, ... "The Togolese people have had enough and have understood our message. ... 'Dead Togo' day," government minister Gilbert Bawara said in a statement,ÃÂ ...
Aljazeera.com
August 21, 2017
Togolese forces used tear gas to disperse protesters in Lome [Photo courtesy Emmanuelle Sodji]. Tensions have erupted in Togo after protests against the ruling ... Despite the threats of the minister of security, hundreds of thousand of ... There has been no official statement by the government regardingÃÂ ...
Xinhua
August 8, 2017
8 (Xinhua) -- Togo's trade minister said here Tuesday that the United ... Bernadette Legzim-Balouki, Togolese minister of trade and privateÃÂ ...
Ghana News Agency
August 8, 2017
8, GNA - Mr Kwasi Amoako-Attah, the Minister of Roads and Highways ... Ghana, Togo, Benin and Nigeria to review each member state's efforts and ... the Federal Republic of Nigeria and Togolese Republic, decided during their ... the meeting of the Ministers of Infrastructure, Transport, Finance and JusticeÃÂ ...
AllAfrica.com
August 8, 2017
Africa: U.S. Delegation at 2017 AGOA Forum in Togo ... Washingtonn, DC — Senior Bureau Official for African Affairs Peter Barlerin will ... will include senior officials from the U.S. Departments of State, Agriculture, Commerce,ÃÂ ...
Awoko
August 8, 2017
Togo is set to invite all 54 countries on the continent to the event, ... “Various pressures have been placed on the Togolese president to cancel the conference. ... but the prime minister is likely to address the entire gathering and hold ... plus dozens of ministers with various portfolios, are expected at theÃÂ ...
http://hamodia.com
August 7, 2017
YERUSHALAYIM - Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu told the ... “various pressures have been placed on the Togolese President toÃÂ ...
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