Togo

COUNTRY FLAG	COAT OF ARMS

LOCATION MAP	AREA MAP

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

• Wed - Apr 17, 2019: Media Regulator Revokes Newspaper Editor's Licence to Publish - AllAfrica News: Togo
  [MFWA] Haute Autorité de l'Audiovisuel et de la Communication (HAAC), the media regulator in Togo, has withdrawn the licence of Bonero Lawson-Betum, owner and Managing Editor of La Nouvelle newspaper, for what the regulator describes as "deliberate refusal to respect the fundamental principles of journalism."
• Mon - Apr 15, 2019: Togo, Ghana, Others Arrive As Zone Three African Club Volleyball Championship Begins - AllAfrica News: Togo
  [Guardian] The Zone Three African Club Volleyball Championship will begin today at the University of Lagos with teams from Ghana, Togo, Benin Republic, Cote d'Ivoire and Nigeria vying for honours.
• Wed - Mar 27, 2019: President Gnassingbé Commends BBOXX on 'Rural Home' Project - AllAfrica News: Togo
  [New Times] Togolese President Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé, yesterday, commended BBOXX on their vision of 'Tomorrow's Rural Home 2025' located in Bugesera District.