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: 8,283,189 (July 2021 est.)

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

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RECENT NEWS

  • Tue - Apr 16, 2024: Situation Tense After Vote in Parliament - AllAfrica News: Togo
    [Agenzia Fides] Lomé -- The situation in Togo remains tense. Opposition parties have joined forces to protest against the new Constitution adopted by the National Assembly on March 25, the text of which was drafted in secret. The new Charter provides for the transition from a presidential to a parliamentary system, with the President no longer elected by the people but by the National Assembly, as well as the creation of the office of prime minister to head the government.
  • Thu - Apr 11, 2024: Togolese Authorities Release Journalist Apollinaire Mewenemesse With Conditions - AllAfrica News: Togo
    [CPJ] Dakar -- The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes the release of journalist and La Dépêche publishing director Apollinaire Mewenemesse and calls for Togolese authorities to lift the conditions placed on his freedom, drop all charges against him, and cease criminalizing journalism.
  • Wed - Apr 10, 2024: Powerful Politicians Leverage Anti-Media Laws Against Media - AllAfrica News: Togo
    [MFWA] The Media Foundation for West Africa MFWA condemns the detention of Apollinaire Mewenemesse by the police in Togo, and demands the unconditional release of the journalist.
  • Fri - Apr 5, 2024: Could Togo's New Constitution Jeopardize Its Stability? - AllAfrica News: Togo
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  • Fri - Apr 5, 2024: Togo's Opposition Urges Mass Protests Over Delayed Elections - AllAfrica News: Togo
    [RFI] Togo's opposition has called for a three-day mass protest against the delay of this month's parliamentary elections - due in two weeks - which the government said would allow for a second reading of a contested constitutional reform.