Togo

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INFORMATION

Capital: Lomé Government: Presidential Republic Current President: Faure Gnassingbé Economy: Suffers from anemic economic growth and depends heavily on both commercial and subsistence agriculture, which provides employment for a significant share of the labor force. Among the world’s largest producers of phosphate. Population: 8,176,449 (2018) Land Size: 56,785 sq km (21,925 sq miles) Major Ethnic Groups: Ewe Mina Kabre European and Syrian-Lebanese: < 1%

Religions: Christian: 29% Muslim: 20% African Indigenous Religions: 51% Language(s): French (official) Ewe and Mina Kabye Dagomba Links: CIA World Fact Book: Togo U.S. Department of State: Togo BBC News: Togo

RECENT NEWS

• Thu - Apr 9, 2020: Togo Renews Collaboration With Ghana to Fight Against COVID-19 - AllAfrica News: Togo
  [Ghanaian Times] Honuta Border -The Togolese authorities have renewed their stance to collaborate with Ghana in the fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19), especially in the area of surveillance along the border.
• Wed - Apr 8, 2020: Security Personnel Round Up 107 Intruders From Burkina Faso, Benin, Togo - AllAfrica News: Togo
  [Ghanaian Times] About 107 foreign nationals who entered the country illegally have been arrested by security personnel stationed in the Upper West and Ashanti Regions respectively.
• Mon - Apr 6, 2020: IMF Executive Board Completes the Sixth Review Under Togo's ECF Arrangement and Augments Disbursement to Address the Impact of COVID-19 - AllAfrica News: Togo
  [IMF] Washington, DC - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the sixth and final review of Togo's economic performance under a program supported by an Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement. [1] The completion of the review enables the disbursement of SDR 96.63 million (about US$131.3 million), bringing total disbursements under the arrangement to SDR 247.65 million (about US$ 336.4 million).
• Wed - Mar 18, 2020: Togo, Niger, Benin Owing Nigeria N30bn for Electricity - Commission - AllAfrica News: Togo
  [Premium Times] Togo, Niger and Benin Republic owe Nigeria a total of N29.97 billion for the electricity supplied to them from January to September 2019, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission had said.