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Togo suspends two French news outlets over alleged threat to the country's stability
Global Voices
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July 11, 2025
Threats to journalists’ safety are resurfacing within Togo’s media environment, posing new challenges to press freedom in the country. On June 6, 2025, amid demonstrations, the Togolese police arrested Flore Monteau, a French journalist and TV5...
Togo Mourns Teen Protest Victim as Crackdown Deepens and Youth Defiance Grows
teleSUR
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July 10, 2025
July 10, 2025 Hour: 2:27 pm The death of 15-year-old Jacques Koami Koutoglo, whose bruised body was found floating in the Bè Lagoon after mass protests in Togo, has become a symbol of the country’s deepening political crisis and generational...
Togo protest crackdown raises fears of worsening political crisis
Africanews
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July 10, 2025
The family courtyard where Jacques Koami Koutoglo played soccer with his cousins in a working-class neighbourhood of Togo's capital is silent today. The ball he once held aloft lies deflated next to a bundle of firewood. "Jacques died for Togo,"...
Togo issues international arrest warrants for leaders behind civil protests
Joy FM
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July 10, 2025
The government of Togo has issued international arrest warrants targeting leaders of the M66 Citizens’ Movement, a collective of bloggers and activists who organised nationwide protests on 6th, 26th, 27th, and 28th June, 2025. The movement had...
Lekki Port begins transhipment to Ghana, Togo, Abidjan
Tribune Online
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July 10, 2025
Nigeria’s first deep seaport, Lekki Port, on Thursday announced that it has commenced transhipment operations to some Nigerian neighbouring ports like Ghana, Togo and Abidjan in Côte d’Ivoire. Speaking with newsmen during a media parley at the...
‘One too many’: rapper’s arrest sparks protests against Togo’s ruling dynasty
The Guardian
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July 10, 2025
On the night last month that he and 34 other young people were arrested in the Togolese capital, Lomé, for coordinating an anti-government demonstration, Bertin Bandiangou said gendarmes beat him with ropes and slapped him. The next morning he was...
Germany Grants €500,000 to Boost German Teaching in Togo
Togo First
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(Togo First) - Germany has allocated €500,000 (about CFA328 million) to support the teaching of German in Togo’s secondary schools. The German Embassy in Lomé is using the funds to subsidize the distribution of 13,000 new German textbooks, titled...
‘He just wanted to play football': A family mourns a 15-year-old as Togo cracks down on protests
Associated Press
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July 9, 2025
LOME, Togo (AP) — The family courtyard where Jacques Koami Koutoglo used to play football with his cousins in a working-class neighborhood in Togo ‘s capital now sits silent. The ball he once kicked around lies deflated beside a bundle of...
Togo Sets 92,500-Ton Cotton Goal, but Doubts Remain
Togo First
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(Togo First) - With cotton production declining and farmers aging, Togo is banking on an ambitious push to revive the sector. The goal is to exceed 92,500 tons in the next season. But unpredictable weather, a lack of young workers, and rising...
Know all the nominees for Ghana Music Awards Europe 2025
GhanaWeb
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July 8, 2025
The 2025 Ghana Music Awards Europe (GMAEU) nominees were officially unveiled at a grand ceremony held on July 3, 2025, in Accra. The fourth edition of the awards promises to celebrate the best of Ghanaian music talent across local and diaspora...
Production drop, aging farmers lead Togo to plan cotton sector revival
Fibre 2 Fashion
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Declining cotton production in two successive seasons and an aging farmer population has led Togo to plan the cotton sector’s revival.Farmers are increasingly shifting to food crops like maize, soybeans, and yams, which offer faster returns and...
Anxiety as Ghana, Togo, Benin battle Nigeria for top honours
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 9, 2025
Organisers of the 2025 Valuejet Lagos Regional Para Table Tennis Championship, which will feature some of West Africa’s top stars, say that they envisage exciting contests at the event slated for the Molade Okoya Thomas Hall of the Teslim Stadium,...
Senator Dr. Rasha Kelej Congratulates The Winners Of Merck Foundation Media Awards- 125 Winners From 36 Countries Announced
MENAFN
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July 8, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) Merck Foundation CEO announced call for application of 2025 Merck Foundation Media Recognition Awards in partnership with African First Ladies - apply now at ... Merck Foundation ( ) , the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA...
Ghana Music Awards Europe 2025: Full nominees list unveiled at star-studded event in Accra
Joy FM
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July 8, 2025
The 2025 Ghana Music Awards Europe (GMAEU) nominees were officially unveiled at a grand ceremony held on July 3, 2025, at the CLOSAG Hall in Accra. The star-studded event, organized by the GMAEU team in partnership with TapTap Send, attracted an...
Czech musician set to perform in Kent detained, sent back to Prague
Akron Beacon Journal - Ohio
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Jaroslav Skuta said he was detained for several hours before being denied entry into the U.S. Skuta, 35, attended Kent State University on a scholarship in 2019. Skula has returned to northern Ohio several times to perform. A Czech clarinetist...
Togo urged to end violent crackdown on protesters
JURIST
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July 4, 2025
Amnesty International expressed outrage on Thursday over the violent crackdown on protests in Togo on June 26, citing the unjustified use of force and ill-treatment by the police and security forces. The organization urged the Togolese authorities...
Czech musician set to perform in Ohio detained, sent back to Prague
The Daily Record - Ohio
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Jaroslav Skuta said he was detained for several hours before being denied entry into the U.S. Skuta, 35, attended Kent State University on a scholarship in 2019. Skuta has returned to northern Ohio several times to perform. A Czech clarinetist...
Togo protests signal youth anger at dynastic rule – but is change possible?
Yahoo News
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Lome, Togo – The chants have faded in the streets, the barricades have been cleared, and an eerie calm hangs over Togo after days of mass protests in the West African nation’s capital. But beneath the surface, anger simmers, security forces remain...
Wuh.ey: Blurring Memory, Fiction, and Folklore Through Togolese AI Art
Savannah Herald - Georgia
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June 30, 2025
Franco-Togolese visual artist Wuh.ey is part of a growing generation of African creatives using artificial intelligence not as a shortcut, but as a tool for storytelling. His works are cinematic, emotionally charged, and deeply symbolic—inviting...
Lomé Hosts First Francophone Forum on Emergency Housing
Togo First
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(Togo First) - Lomé, Togo, is hosting the first-ever Francophone Emergency Housing Forum (RHUF) this week. The event, which started on July 1 and set to end today July 3, comes as humanitarian and climate-related crises continue to intensify...