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latest news & developmentsKanoute 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…
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.…
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…
Togolese vote in parliamentary poll
The people of Togo go to the polls on Sunday to choose MPs in elections where all the main political parties are represented, including Gilchrist Olympio’s Union of Forces for…
Togo hopes polls will restore democracy, aid
Togo holds parliamentary elections on Sunday that, if free and fair, could convince international donors that the small West African state has fully embraced democratic rule. The…
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…
Like father, like son, say Togolese
For years, Foli Nyassia watched as his neighbours were beaten, arrested and snatched away in the night by soldiers under Togo’s late dictator. A newly elected president — and son…
Tensions ease in Togo
Calm was returning slowly on Thursday to the Togo capital, Lomé, after post-election violence that has killed at least 22 people, amid assurances from France that it will not…