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Women are committed to community development in Togo despite the patriarchal customs
Global Voices
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June 30, 2025
Female community health workers during a training session in Dankpen Prefecture, located in the Kara region of northern Togo. Photo by Émile Bobozi. Used with permission. By Emile Bobozi In Togo’s rural communities, women bear much of the family...
Morocco trade push links Sahel to Atlantic via Western Sahara
The New Arab
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June 30, 2025
Morocco's Atlantic Initiative would concretise its control over the disputed territory of Western Sahara [Getty] A planned trade corridor linking the landlocked Sahel to the Atlantic is at the heart of an ambitious Moroccan project to tackle...
World AFP Togo groups say recent protests left 7 dead
Yahoo News
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At least seven people were killed and many others wounded during recent anti-government protests in the Togolese capital Lome, according to an initial count civic groups gave journalists Sunday. Campaigning groups and rights organisations...
IMANI Head Urges Ghana Intervention in Togo Unrest
News Ghana
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June 29, 2025
Franklin Cudjoe, President of policy think tank IMANI Africa, has called on Ghanaian President John Mahama to urgently mediate Togo’s escalating political crisis following violent crackdowns on protesters. Cudjoe warned that Ghana lacks the...
Ghana-Togo Trade Slows Amid Border Security Concerns
News Ghana
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June 29, 2025
Cross-border commerce between Ghana and Togo faces significant disruption as ongoing political tensions and civil unrest in Togo deter traders. Safety concerns have led many Ghanaian traders to curtail or halt regular trips into Togolese markets,...
Morocco’s US$1.3b Atlantic trade corridor aims to bridge Africa’s divides, but security and politics remain hurdles
Malay Mail
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June 29, 2025
EL ARGOUB, June 29 — A planned trade corridor linking the landlocked Sahel to the Atlantic is at the heart of an ambitious Moroccan project to tackle regional instability and consolidate its grip on disputed Western Sahara. The “Atlantic...
Citizens demand resignation of Togo’s president Faure Essozimna Gnassinbé
Malawi 24
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June 28, 2025
A powerful wave of protests has swept across Togo as citizens are calling for the resignation of president Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé, whose family has ruled the country for nearly six decades. Demonstrators, led by opposition leaders, activists...
Star Garments opens state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Togo
Daily FT
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Togo Council President Faure Gnassingbé officially inaugurating the factory Star officials giving a tour of the Togo factory Star Garments Group, a powerhouse in Sri Lanka’s apparel industry and part of Charles Komar and Sons, officially...
Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS) And Partners Strengthen Ghana's Capacity To Monitor And Report On Women, Peace And Security Commitments Through The Continental Results Framework
MENAFN
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June 21, 2025
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) ABUJA, Nigeria, June 21, 2025/APO Group/ -- The ECOWAS Commission, through its Directorate of Humanitarian and Social Affairs (DHSA), in collaboration with the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection...
Togo: African Development Bank Strengthens Partnership With Civil Society
MENAFN
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June 20, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) The African Development Bank ( ) held its first-ever Civil Society Open Day in Lomé, Togo, on 3 June. The event brought together representatives from the Togolese government, around 30 national and international civil society...
Trump Terminates Trade Talks with Canada over Tax on Tech Firms
The National Herald
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June 27, 2025
President Donald Trump said he’s immediately suspending trade talks with Canada over its plans to continue with its tax on technology firms, which he called “a direct and blatant attack on our country.” Trump, in a post on his social media network...
Soldiers disperse Togolese protesters seeking resignation of longtime president Faure Gnassingbe
Premium Times
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June 27, 2025
Security forces in Togo on Thursday fired teargas and used batons to break up protesters gathered at Lome, the country’s capital, to demand the resignation of the president, Faure Gnassingbe. The protest was organised by civil society groups and...
Security forces disperse Togo protesters demanding president’s resignation
Al Jazeera
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June 27, 2025
Faure Gnassingbe facing criticism over changes to the country’s constitution that could keep him in power indefinitely. Security forces used tear gas to disperse hundreds of protesters who blocked roads in Togo’s capital to demand the resignation...
Clashes break out in Togo’s capital as protesters call for the president’s resignation
Associated Press
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June 26, 2025
LOME, Togo (AP) — Clashes broke out between protesters and security forces in several parts of Togo’s capital Lomé on Thursday, as President Faure Gnassingbé faced increasing pressure from critics over recent changes in the constitution that could...
ECOWAS Bank President Lauds President Bio on Election as ECOWAS Chairman
Sierraloaded
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June 26, 2025
The President of the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID), Dr. George Agyekum Donkor, has congratulated President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone on his election as Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority. In a letter of congratulations,...
Cyber Criminals Exploit Open-Source Tools to Compromise Financial Institutions Across Africa
The Hacker News
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June 26, 2025
Jun 26, 2025Ravie LakshmananThreat Intelligence / Ransomware Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to a series of cyber attacks targeting financial organizations across Africa since at least July 2023 using a mix of open-source and...
Togo: WACA Teams Up with University of Lomé to Boost Climate Funding
Togo First
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(Togo First) - In Togo, the West Africa Coastal Areas Resilience Investment (WACA-ResIP) has partnered with the University of Lomé to boost access to climate finance. The collaboration began with workshops on June 16, 2025, training about 30...
Lomé Hosts West Africa Workshop to Tackle Agricultural Risks
Togo First
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(Togo First) - Lomé is hosting a major regional workshop focused on managing agricultural risks in West Africa. The event started on June 16 and ends on June 20. It is organized by the ECOWAS Commission, Togo’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural...
Togo suspends French broadcasters RFI, France 24 for three m...
Modern Ghana
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Togo late Monday announced it was suspending French public broadcasters RFI and France 24 for three months, for an alleged lack of impartiality in their reporting. "This measure follows repeated failings, already reported and formally recalled, in...
Emerging African economies in the global world
Business and Financial Times
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June 25, 2025
By Louis GYIMAH In the mid-2020s, the world economy continues to demonstrate unprecedented complexity, interdependency, and velocity. The fragility of global economic systems was highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent supply chain...