West Africa nations meet to discuss piracy surge

Benin, Togo and Ghana begin a three-day meeting in Cotonou next week to hammer out ways to end a recent upsurge in piracy in the Gulf of Guinea.

Angola sentences Togo football bus attacker

An Angolan court on Wednesday sentenced a man to 24 years in jail for taking part in a deadly attack on a bus carrying Togo's football team.

Togo opposition boycotts parliamentary sitting

Opposition legislators boycotted the opening of Togo's parliamentary year to protest the re-election of President Faure Gnassingbe.

Togo files legal complaint after bus attack

Togo has filed a legal complaint against CAF for failing to protect its team from a deadly attack as it travelled to January's Africa Cup of Nations.

Togo to fight Afcon ban

Togo plans to fight its suspension from the next two editions of the African Cup of Nations after the team withdrew from January's tournament.

Togo attack wins notoriety for Angola's forgotten conflict

Cabinda's separatists have won new notoriety with their deadly attack on Togo's football team, embarrassing Angola's government, analysts say.

Giantkillers Togo capable of more upsets in Angola

The Hawks of Togo have so far failed to get past the group stage of the African Nations Cup in six appearances, but they could well spring a surprise.

Togolese prime minister quits

Togolese Prime Minister Komlan Mally has resigned less than a year after taking office.

Togo flooding claims lives

At least nine people have been killed in torrential floods that have submerged entire villages in Togo.

Togo's high priest of voodoo and the tabloid press

"May our ancestors protect you and guide your every step," newspaper editor and voodoo high priest Togbui Gnagblondjro III whispers to the children who have come to pay their respects. He is standing in front of the offices of his paper Tingo Tingo, one of the best-selling dailies in Togo, as he speaks the blessing, proving that he has little trouble combining his twin roles.

Cause for hope in fight against Togo child trafficking

For children's rights activists like Deleli Kpeglo, efforts to combat child trafficking in Togo have often produced dispiriting results. "We've tried everything possible, but such efforts have not been effective. Child traffickers keep coming back and taking away more children," says Kpeglo, who works for Plan Togo, an NGO.

A meeting of rivals

Newly-elected Togolese President Faure Gnassingbe and various opposition leaders were in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, on Thursday for talks on resolving tensions in their West African country. Togo was plunged into turmoil when military officials appointed Gnassingbe head of state shortly after the February 5 death of his father, Gnassingbe Eyadema, who had ruled the country since 1967.

A homecoming marked by political uncertainty

A number of refugees who fled Togo because of violence sparked by the country's April 24 presidential election have reportedly started going home. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) was quoted as saying that several hundred people have returned to the Togolese capital, Lomé, over recent days.

Togo press freedom: Does quality equal quantity?

Dozens of newspapers, scores of radio stations and five television channels ... at first glance, Togo seems like a media junkie's dream destination. But does being spoilt for choice translate into press freedom? This question has received an airing in recent days, thanks to a report by the Paris-based media watchdog Reporters sans Frontières.

Togo get taste of their own medicine

World Cup giantkillers Togo got a taste of their own medicine on Sunday when crashing out 2-1 to minnows Swaziland in a 2010 World Cup-African Nations Cup qualifier.

Deadly stampede at Togo presidential palace

A celebration at the gates of Togo President Gnassingbe Eyadema's palace turned into a stampede on Saturday, killing at least 13 people as excited crowds tried to surge on to palace grounds. A government statement confirmed the 13 deaths. Officials warned the toll could climb, as hospitals treated scores of other victims.

Four die in Togo soccer stampede

Four people were killed and eight injured, of whom three are in criticial condition, when a crowd stampeded following a power cut after Sunday's Soccer World Cup African zone Group 1 qualifying game between Togo and Mali in Lome, officials confirmed on Monday.

Ivory Coast mediators to probe 'bloodthirsty' act

West African mediators say they will investigate the reported killing of 120 people in an Ivory Coast village after rebels blamed government forces for the slaughter and threatened to pull out of stalled negotiations to end their nearly three-month uprising.

Ivory Coast peace talks 'on course'

Ivory Coast's rebels and government negotiators prayed together for peace on Saturday, and despite signs of deadlock in talks to end a bloody uprising in the West African nation, a top official insisted it was too early to talk of failure.

Ivory Coast rebels apologise for walk-out

Ivory Coast's rebels apologised to Togo's president on Sunday after walking out of peace talks, a withdrawal that raised fears of new fighting in West Africa's economic powerhouse.

Duels and dogmeat for Togolese initiates

Hundreds of Togolese youths are taking part in a tough annual initiation ceremony in the country's north to prove their manhood.

Kanoute wins top African soccer award

Mali and Sevilla forward Frederic Kanoute was named Africa Player of 2007 on Friday, beating Chelsea clubmates Michael Essien and Didier Drogba to become the first European-born player to earn the honour. Nigeria's Cynthia Uwak was chosen as the best women's player ahead of South Africa's Modise Portia.

Divided Togo struggle to find World Cup unity

Togo's euphoria at qualifying for their first World Cup was tempered by a dismal performance at the African Nations Cup which indicates they will struggle in Germany. The Togolese accounted for 2002 World Cup quarterfinalists Senegal in a huge upset but were brought down to earth with a resounding bump after failing to win a point in Egypt.

Togo's prime minister resigns

Togo's Prime Minister, Yawovi Agboyibo, on Tuesday said he had tendered his resignation to President Faure Gnassingbe ahead of the formation of a new, post-elections government. "I was appointed for a specific mission, to conduct the organisation of the parliamentary polls with the Independent National Electoral Commission," he said.

Togo elections free and fair, say monitors

Landmark weekend parliamentary elections in Togo were "free, fair and open", observers from the Economic Community of West African States concluded in a report on Tuesday. "In spite of a few shortfalls, the legislative elections on Sunday were free, fair and open," stated the 15-nation group.

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