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Africans don’t require authorization from former colonial powers to reclaim their appropriated artifacts, the Togolese foreign minister says
African peoples and the Afro-descendant diaspora do not have to ask permission from former colonizers to “talk about memory”, declared Robert Dussey during a pre-congress in preparation for the 9th Pan-African Congress in Lome. This event will be an opportunity to “take concrete actions” to give meaning to the Pan-Africanist struggle, affirmed the minister without…
Dangerous Lassa hemorrhagic fever kills at least 163 people in Nigeria
According to a statement from the Nigerian Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the outbreak continues to spread across 34 of the country’s states and the Federal Capital Territory. The number of Lassa infections usually increases during the dry season, roughly from November to May. The disease spreads through contact with rat feces and can…
LomΓ© Turns to Turkish Instructors and Paramount for Military Support
With security cooperation with the EU currently on hold, Togo is increasingly relying on Turkish military experts to help it safeguard its northern borders, as well as on the South African defence firm Paramount Group. The West African nation has faced growing security challenges in recent years, particularly along its northern frontier, where porous borders…
Togo notes Russia’s increased role in combating terrorism in Africa, foreign minister says
“We also became witnesses of Russia’s increased support for peacekeeping and counter-terrorism efforts on the continent,” Togolese Foreign Minister Robert Dussey told panafrican.email He added that the delivery of military equipment, training support, and the exchange of intelligence data helped several countries in the region. “Although the primary responsibility for fighting terrorism lies with African…
Low prices, pay delays drive Ghana cocoa farmers to smugglers
Low prices and payment delays are pushing Ghana’s cocoa farmers to sell to increasingly sophisticated smuggling rings, siphoning off production from border areas and raising doubt over next season’s output, growers and officials say. Failure to end the financing logjam and close the gap between Ghana’s official price and the amount paid by traffickers, they…
Togo’s ruling party sweeps legislative poll with overwhelming majority
πΉπ¬ The final provisional results of Togo’s legislative election last month reveal a resounding victory for the ruling party, securing 108 out of 113 seats in parliament. President Faure Gnassingbe’s UNIR party’s decisive win follows the approval of contentious constitutional reforms by the outgoing parliament, potentially extending Gnassingbe’s 19-year rule. The reforms, adopted in March,…
Campaigning in Togo ends Sunday ahead of legislative and regional elections
πΉπ¬ Campaigning in Togo ends on Sunday as the country prepares to go the polls on Monday to elect lawmakers and the countryβs first regional representatives. The polls come against the backdrop of heightened political tension since the approval in April of a divisive new constitution and a series of crackdowns on opposition protests. Critics…
Togo’s opposition seeks West African regional court intervention to cancel reforms
πΉπ¬ Togo’s opposition has filed a lawsuit at the ECOWAS Court of Justice to contest a constitutional reform switching the country to a parliamentary system amid rising political tension and the upcoming legislative elections on April 29. Arguing that the reform was approved by a parliament with an expired mandate and without proper public consultation,…
Ecowas sends fact-finding mission to Togo, finally
The seven-member mission will be led by Maman Sambo Sidikou, former representative of the African Union in Mali and the Sahel. βDuring its stay in Togo from 15 to 20 April, the mission will meet the main stakeholders in the electoral process, in particular the heads of State institutions and agencies, political parties, the electoral…
Togo adopts new Constitution moving nation from presidential to parliamentary system
The new text transitions the small West African nation from a presidential to a parliamentary system, wherein the president will be elected by legislators rather than directly by the public. πΉπ¬ Late Monday, Togolese lawmakers adopted a new constitution which transitions the nation from a presidential to a parliamentary system. One of the main changes…
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