Opposition supporters take part during a protest Sept. 20 in Lome, Togo, calling for the immediate resignation of Togolese President Faure Gnassingbé. (Credit: CNS photo/Reuters.) Listen YAOUNDÉ, ...

The World Health Organisation has acknowledged Togo as the first country to eliminate four Neglected Tropical Diseases globally. The WHO made this known during its Regional Committee for Africa ...

French Togoland became Togo in 1960. Gen. Gnassingbe Eyadema, installed as military ruler in 1967, continued to rule into the 21st century. Despite the facade of multiparty elections instituted in the ...

Togo, Ghana, Morocco, and the Gambia have eradicated trachoma, an eye disease that can cause permanent blindness. This was achieved through public health awareness and improved access to clean water ...

Togo has become the first African country to eliminate sleeping sickness as a public health problem, the World Health Organization (WHO) Africa office said on Thursday. African trypanosomiasis or ...

This page is no longer being updated. It was last updated on 21 May 2024 Togo, a narrow strip of land on Africa's west coast, has for years been the target of criticism over its human rights record ...

The government of the small West African country of Togo has closed the University of Lomé indefinitely following violent clashes between students and the police over unpaid stipends. The students ...

This year's World Happiness Report doesn't have too many surprises — Scandinavian countries occupy many of the smiliest slots. But there's a West African country that's getting rave reviews for its ...

Businesspersons are not the only ones affected by this situation. The entire Togolese economy is paralyzed, as indicated in the World Bank’s first Economic Update for Togo, published today. The report ...

Read this article in French. We’re in a high school in Lomé, the capital of Togo. The students have just gone back to school after the holidays and the school is hosting a parents meeting to give a ...

Togo, a narrow strip of land on Africa's west coast, has for years been the target of criticism over its human rights record and political governance. Gaining independence from France in 1960, Togo ...