Togo Asks IMF to Conduct In-Depth Governance Review, Set to Begin Next Month

Highlights: First-of-its-kind for Francophone West Africa: Togo to voluntarily undergo IMF-led Governance Diagnostic Assessment (GDA), with results due by end of 2025. Key focus areas: Anti-corruption, budget transparency, public procurement, and asset …

RFI and France 24 banned in Togo

This week on The Sound Kitchen, you’ll hear the answer to the question about Togo’s media ban. There’s listener news, a surprise guest to tell you all about the ePOP video competition, “The Listener’s Corner”, and Erwan Rome’s “Music from Erwan”. All that …

Togo Opens Up Municipal Elections Post Protests

Rabat – The West African nation of Togo voted in local and municipal elections, on Thursday. This comes after a series of violent protests over the last month. Polling stations were opened at the nation’s police stations on July 17, for the local elections …

Togo Initiates Consultations for Upcoming Agricultural Insurance Program

(Togo First) - In Lomé this week, Togo kicked off its journey toward building a national agricultural insurance system. Farmers, insurers, policymakers, and international partners came together for a two-day consultation designed to lay the groundwork for …

Voter turnout in Togo's municipal elections overall low

Togolese voters went to the polls Thursday for municipal elections that were seen as a test for leader Faure Gnassingbé, who has faced rare and deadly protests recently, following a constitutional reform that could effectively keep him in power …

Low turnout in Togo municipal polls after deadly protests

Togo has voted in municipal elections amid reports of voter apathy, after the country was rocked by deadly protests last month. Polling stations in Togo’s capital Lome were largely deserted on Thursday. The low turnout came after June’s protests against …

Low Voter Turnout Marks Togo’s Municipal Elections: Silent Boycott or Slow Start?

Polling stations across Togo opened on Thursday for the country’s municipal elections, but voter turnout remained strikingly low by mid-morning, particularly in the capital, Lomé. The sparse crowds at voting centers raised questions about whether citizens …

Togo holds municipal elections

LOME, July 17 (Xinhua) -- Togo held municipal elections on Thursday to elect 1,527 municipal councilors across the country's 117 communes. This marks the third municipal elections since Togo gained independence from France in 1960. Polls opened at 7:00 …

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Togo elections face backlash over reform and indefinite rule

Togo elections on 17 July elected leaders for 117 municipalities in nationwide municipal polls.   Security forces deployed across major cities ahead of the elections as tensions escalated following opposition-led protests on 16 July 2025.   The elections …