Togo

In Lomé it can be found fried, with a very spicy sauce or grilled on skewers: tofu has become the new star in Togolese "street food". Made from ground soybeans and is usually sold by women who find more income there. Tofu is now one of the most important and can be enjoyed at any time of the day. .

The trial of the bombing of the French military camp Bouaké in Côte d'Ivoire in 2004, which left ten dead (nine French soldiers and one American civilian), enters its third and final week on Monday before the Assize Court in Paris. The French politicians of the time will be heard as witnesses: Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin and three ministers.…

Several fish have been found dead off the Ghanaian coast in recent days, the cause of which is unknown. In neighboring Togo, these fish are on the market in some cities near the border. The first recovered are currently seized and destroyed. as reported from Lomé, Peter Sasou DogbéThis is the meat of dolphins and smoked tuna…

Faure Gnassingbé, President of Togo since 2005, was received this Friday, April 9, at the Elysee Palace for a working lunch with French President Emmanuel Macron. A reception criticized by the civil society movement, Togo Standing, while Amnesty International condemned in December last year a "growing repression of opponents" in the country.…

A little over a year after the re-election for the fourth term, Togolese President Faure Gnassingbé has been in France since Wednesday for a working visit. The highlight will be a tête-à-tête at noon this Friday, April 9 at the Elysee Palace with its counterpart Emmanuel Macron. This visit is the first by the Togolese head of…

A long-awaited testimony this Thursday, April 8, in the Bouaké bombing, in which nine French soldiers were killed on November 6, 2004. The Togolese Minister of the Interior at the time, François Boko, heard by video conference, explained how, while making the alleged perpetrators of raids available for the French authorities on 16 November, they refused to take it up. A very detrimental passivity for the…

In its press launch on Wednesday, April 7, the French Ministry of International Affairs has simply confirmed {that a} letter had really been despatched by the French Presidency to Faure Gnassingbé after his re-election in February 2020. This data ought to put an finish to a months-long controversy by some Togolese politicians actors. This affirmation comes after these in Germany and the European Union.…

The Heads of State of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) decide on the harmonization of the costs of Covid-19 tests and the recognition of the tests carried out by the laboratories authorized to do so in their various countries. The validity of the tests is now five days for travelers in the WAEMU space from the day of sampling. The Heads of State of the Member States of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) have decided to harmonize the costs of Covid-19 screening tests for all travelers…

While the Togolese press has in recent days repeated false information about the journalist for RFI's Africa service Pierre Firtion, the management of the channel wants to make an update. In a press release published on Friday, March 26, the RFI management states that no disciplinary action of any kind has been taken against him and that any statement to the contrary is a lie. The management of RFI…

The Comoros football team qualified for the African Cup of Nations for the first time in its history on March 25, 2021. The Comoros won the points they needed by making it 0-0 against Togo, in Group G in the qualifiers for CAN 2021. The match between the Comoros and Togo does not go down in the annals of football, but it will…