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In Togo, over the past few days, highly sensitive videos showing graves with their heads cut open have been circulating on social networks, arousing curiosity and questioning among Togolese internet users. The phenomenon is becoming increasingly recurrent, particularly in cemeteries reserved for Muslims. It involves mortal remains deprived of their …

Togo’s Head of State, Faure Gnassingbé, appointed 20 senators to the country’s new Senate on Wednesday evening. This appointment completes the election of 41 senators on February 15, 2025, which was boycotted by part of the Togolese opposition. Togo’s Senate is expected to have 61 members, a third of whom …

The former captain of the Eperviers du Togo, now a consultant for Euro 2024, has spoken out about Bradley Barcola’s choice to play for the French team at the expense of Togo. In a TikTok live, Emmanuel Adebayor approves and justifies Barcola’s decision. “He’s going to play for a team …

A recent report by the Institut National de la Statistique et des Etudes Economiques et Démographiques (INSEED), carried out with the support of the World Bank, indicates that the country recorded progress in reducing multidimensional poverty between 2018-2019 and 2021-2022. The incidence of multidimensional poverty is based on the proportion …

Togo is considering the possibility of joining the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), as indicated by the Togolese Minister of Foreign Affairs. Asked about potential membership of the Sahel States Alliance, Minister Robert Dussey said, “It’s the decision of the President of the Republic”, adding that he believes “it’s not …

According to figures from the Direction Générale de la Documentation Nationale (DGDN), 101,600 visas were issued last year, representing 6.7% of the 1.52 million entries recorded on Togolese territory. Togo has made significant progress in issuing visas for a variety of reasons, from tourism to business. However, it is important …

Michel Ocelot, director of the famous animated film Kirikou and the Witch, released in 1998, was in Lome for the Festival International Gbaka Animation (FIGA). Ocelot’s ambition at this event, which put the spotlight on animated cinema and attracted an enthusiastic audience, was to encourage young Togolese creators to pursue …

Togolese football legend, Emmanuel Adebayor, took to the pitch one last time on Sunday for a gala match in Lomé to celebrate his retirement. He was surrounded by a host of African football legends, including El Hadji Diouf, Nwankwo Kanu, Patrick Mboma, and Samuel Eto’o. The game took place in …

Eight people were killed in cold blood after an attack on the village of Malgbangoun in northern Togo, according to reports. According to several residents, “armed men entered a compound and killed eight people in cold blood as the incident occurred on Friday night”. The owner of one house, who …

The Ministry of Primary Education has decided to take steps to ensure a safe environment for young pupils, in view of the phenomenon of sexual harassment in the school environment in Togo in recent years. A hotline, 8250, has been set up so that victims can report cases of sexual …