Opposition supporters take part during a protest Sept. 20 in Lome, Togo, calling for the immediate resignation of Togolese President Faure Gnassingbé. (Credit: CNS photo/Reuters.) Listen YAOUNDÉ, ...

Togo, a narrow strip of land on Africa's west coast, has for years been the target of criticism over its human rights record and political governance. Gaining independence from France in 1960, Togo ...

Togo, Ghana, Morocco, and the Gambia have eradicated trachoma, an eye disease that can cause permanent blindness. This was achieved through public health awareness and improved access to clean water ...

French Togoland became Togo in 1960. Gen. Gnassingbe Eyadema, installed as military ruler in 1967, continued to rule into the 21st century. Despite the facade of multiparty elections instituted in the ...

The World Health Organisation has acknowledged Togo as the first country to eliminate four Neglected Tropical Diseases globally. The WHO made this known during its Regional Committee for Africa ...

Togo has become the first African country to eliminate sleeping sickness as a public health problem, the World Health Organization (WHO) Africa office said on Thursday. African trypanosomiasis or ...

Read this article in French. We’re in a high school in Lomé, the capital of Togo. The students have just gone back to school after the holidays and the school is hosting a parents meeting to give a ...

This year's World Happiness Report doesn't have too many surprises — Scandinavian countries occupy many of the smiliest slots. But there's a West African country that's getting rave reviews for its ...

Businesspersons are not the only ones affected by this situation. The entire Togolese economy is paralyzed, as indicated in the World Bank’s first Economic Update for Togo, published today. The report ...

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