Tag: Togo

ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States) Chiefs of Naval Staff met in Togo this week to strengthen maritime operations and combat illicit maritime...

The Brazilian Navy Niteroi-class frigate Liberal is off the coast of West Africa, where it is holding exercises with regional navies, including Togo and...

On the night of 13 January 1963, Togo’s President Sylvanus Olympio was shot dead by rebels in the first military coup staged in Africa....

Attacks by violent extremists in Benin and Togo are rising. Since the first incidents in 2019 in Benin and 2021 in Togo, insurgents’ tactics...

The US Coast Guard’s Famous-class medium endurance cutter Spencer has arrived in Lome, Togo, following a stop in Dakar whilst on a scheduled deployment...

Togo’s military has revealed it is operating Paramount Mbombe 4 infantry combat vehicles, as well as recently acquired Mamba Mk 7 armoured vehicles. These were...

Security experts have warned for several years that the extremist violence engulfing the Sahel inevitably would spread south to the coast. Four countries along the...

The threat of violent extremism across West Africa has been on the rise in recent times. Boko Haram and the Islamic State in West Africa...

Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory Coast and Togo have carried out a joint military operation to counter increased attacks by Islamist insurgent groups in parts...

US Army General Stephen Townsend, commander, US Africa Command, continued a multi-day visit to West Africa, with stops in Togo and Benin, Ivory Coast...

For civil society and the media to play a meaningful role, they need accurate information about violent extremism. Since 2016, terrorism has become a serious...

France has donated two semi-rigid patrol boats to Togo’s navy, which will use them to combat piracy and other maritime crimes. The vessels were officially...

Recent attacks raise questions about how secessionist tendencies have been managed in post-independence Africa. On 25 September 2020, gunmen raided police stations in Mepe and...

Togolese Prime Minister Komi Selom Klassou and his government tendered their resignation on Friday, the presidency said in a statement, congratulating the Cabinet for...

Togo’s Air Force has taken delivery of two modernised Gazelle helicopters but is reportedly considering cancelling the contract and not taking delivery of another...

The container vessel MSC Talia F has been attacked by pirates off the coast of Gabon, with seven crew abducted. The vessel was attacked on...

Togo President Faure Gnassingbe won re-election with 71% of the vote, final results from the constitutional court showed, extending his 15 year rule and...

Togo President Faure Gnassingbe declared an electoral victory as official preliminary results showed him re-elected in a landslide with an opposition candidate also claiming...

Many Togolese have known just two presidents in their lifetime - Faure Gnassingbe, who is running for a fourth term in an election, and...

Until early 2018, violent extremism in West Africa had been largely confined to the Sahel region. Since then fears of a spillover into neighbouring...

The Gulf of Guinea has recorded its third ship hijacking this month, with a chemical tanker captured off Togo, as the region continues to...

A change in Togo’s law voted through on Thursday would allow longstanding President Faure Gnassingbe to stay in power potentially until 2030, extending his...

A tanker with 19 crew members on board docked at a port in Togo after going missing for over a week in...

Togo President Faure Gnassingbe should resign immediately and the African Union and West African regional bloc ECOWAS should persuade him to step...

Four people were killed in Togo in clashes between security forces and demonstrators calling for an end to a half century of...

Togo may receive five ex-French Army Gazelle helicopters as the procurement process is being reviewed by the French government. An industry source told...

Security forces in Togo used batons, tear gas and live bullets against protesters seeking an end to President Faure Gnassingbe's rule and...

A bill to limit presidents in Togo to two terms of office will be decided by referendum after it failed on Tuesday...

Togo must go the way of other West African nations and swiftly limit presidential terms to two if it wants to prevent...

Togo security forces fired tear gas at anti-government protesters on a late night sit-in at an intersection in central Lome as part...

Togolese authorities blocked Internet access on Thursday as opponents of President Faure Gnassingbe marched for a second day against his family's 50-year...

Togo's opposition chief has called for the immediate resignation of President Faure Gnassingbe, current head of a half century-old political dynasty, rejecting...

Two protesters were killed and 13 others wounded in Togo when security forces opened fire to break up demonstrations against the ruling...

Ghana and Togo are the next targets for Islamist militants following high-profile attacks this year in Burkina Faso and Ivory Coast, according...

A police commissioner was killed in clashes in northern Togo between police and demonstrators who were protesting against plans to relocate them...

The presidents of Senegal, Togo, Benin and Nigeria were due to travel to Burkina Faso's capital on Tuesday on a mission to...

Togo's constitutional court on Sunday confirmed that Faure Gnassingbe won a third term as president with 58.77 percent of the vote in...

Security forces in Togo's capital Lome fired tear gas on Friday at stone-throwing opposition supporters who were among thousands of people marching...

The United States has donated a Defender patrol boat to the Togolese Navy, adding to the two previously donated to the West...

Togo's armed forces have received 30 Bastion wheeled armoured vehicles from French company Acmat, as part of a programme to rebuild the...

The Togolese Navy has taken delivery of a new 33 metre patrol boat from French naval defence equipment manufacturer Raidco Marine to...

Togo's small military is overcoming its poor reputation for political interference and civil rights abuses as the country moves towards democratic government...

Togolese Armed Forces Index 1. Order of battle 2. Overview 3. Defence economics 4. State of military forces 5. Country threat report 6. External deployments 1. Order of Battle ...

The next presidential and local elections in Togo, scheduled respectively for the end of 2013 and in 2015, may be held amid...

The small Togolese Air Force has received a major boost in its inventory with the acquisition of an ex-Botswana Defence Force CASA...

The Togolese Navy has thwarted a pirate attack against a petroleum tanker off the coast of Togo amidst a rise in attacks...

Togo's economy is forecast to grow by 4.5 percent next year, according to the government's proposed budget, which will raise spending by...

Togo defeated Mauritania in the third round of an election to the 15-nation UN Security Council for 2012 and 2013. The small West...

The brother of Togolese President Faure Gnassingbe was sentenced to 20 years in prison for a 2009 plot threatening the security of...

Benin, Niger and Togo have all formally recognised Libya's rebels, breaking ranks with the African Union which said it could not recognise...