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Togo Mourns Teen Protest Victim as Crackdown Deepens and Youth Defiance Grows
teleSUR
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July 10, 2025
July 10, 2025 Hour: 2:27 pm The death of 15-year-old Jacques Koami Koutoglo, whose bruised body was found floating in the Bè Lagoon after mass protests in Togo, has become a symbol of the country’s deepening political crisis and generational...
Togo protest crackdown raises fears of worsening political crisis
Africanews
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July 10, 2025
The family courtyard where Jacques Koami Koutoglo played soccer with his cousins in a working-class neighbourhood of Togo's capital is silent today. The ball he once held aloft lies deflated next to a bundle of firewood. "Jacques died for Togo,"...
$1.5bn Lekki Port Begins Cargo Transhipments To Togo, Ghana, Others
Leadership
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July 11, 2025
The $1.5 billion Lekki Deep Seaport has started international transhipment of cargoes to neighbouring West African countries such as Togo, Benin Republic, Abidjan and Ghana. The Port, on Thursday, disclosed that it initiated efforts to ramp up...
How KIKE Technologies Green Energy Network Is Empowering Women With Clean Biofuel Solutions
Daily Independent
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July 11, 2025
1 Lilian Aremu, Vice President of Operation Green Energy Biofuels and Co-Founder of Kike Technologies, is a social entrepreneur and transformational leader. In this interview with SEYI TAIWO-OGUNTUASE, she speaks on the organisation’s pioneering...
$1.5bn Lekki Port begins international transhipment to Togo, Benin Republic, Ghana
The Sun Nigeria
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July 10, 2025
By Steve Agbota The $1.5 billion Lekki Deep Seaport has made Nigeria a maritime hub in West and Central Africa, as it began international transhipment to Togo, Benin Republic, Abidjan, and Ghana. This is even as the port initiated efforts to ramp...
Lekki Port begins transhipment to Ghana, Togo, Abidjan
Tribune Online
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July 10, 2025
Nigeria’s first deep seaport, Lekki Port, on Thursday announced that it has commenced transhipment operations to some Nigerian neighbouring ports like Ghana, Togo and Abidjan in Côte d’Ivoire. Speaking with newsmen during a media parley at the...
‘He just wanted to play football': A family mourns a 15-year-old as Togo cracks down on protests
Associated Press
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July 9, 2025
LOME, Togo (AP) — The family courtyard where Jacques Koami Koutoglo used to play football with his cousins in a working-class neighborhood in Togo ‘s capital now sits silent. The ball he once kicked around lies deflated beside a bundle of...
Ghana’s Engineers & Planners exposes greedy Australians
The Herald Ghana
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July 9, 2025
….Wanted US$300 million instead of agreed US$100 million for struggling Azumah Resources after gold price surge Ghana’s Energy and Projects Limited (E&P) has issued a detailed statement outlining the circumstances surrounding its acquisition of...
Full text: Engineers & Planners responds to $100m Azumah Resources gold mine deal
Joy FM
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July 8, 2025
The government of Ghana gave a lease to Azumah Resources Ghana Ltd in respect of a gold concession in the Upper West Region in 1992. The company is owned by an Australian company. From 1992 till 2022, the company was unable to commence any...
Togo: Ministry of Higher Education Reviews Key Scientific Research and Innovation Program in Recent B2B meeting
Togo First
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Togo's Ministry of Higher Education presents results of the VaRRIWA project, promoting academic research and innovation in West Africa. The initiative has led to 14 key projects, including four in Togo, and generated 322 jobs, highlighting the...
Togo to Get Six Vocational Centers with €50M Funding from EBID
Togo First
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(Togo First) - The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) will inject 50 million euros into the construction and outfitting of six technical education and vocational training (TVET) centers in Togo. The project, approved during the...
Togo urged to end violent crackdown on protesters
JURIST
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July 4, 2025
Amnesty International expressed outrage on Thursday over the violent crackdown on protests in Togo on June 26, citing the unjustified use of force and ill-treatment by the police and security forces. The organization urged the Togolese authorities...
Togo protests signal youth anger at dynastic rule – but is change possible?
Yahoo News
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Lome, Togo – The chants have faded in the streets, the barricades have been cleared, and an eerie calm hangs over Togo after days of mass protests in the West African nation’s capital. But beneath the surface, anger simmers, security forces remain...
Togo: Testimonies provide glimpse into violent repression of protests
Amnesty International
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July 3, 2025
The Togolese authorities must put an end to unnecessary and excessive use of force against protesters, said Amnesty International, amid the latest violent crackdown on protests in the capital, Lomé, since 26 June. The organization spoke with 18...
Lomé Hosts First Francophone Forum on Emergency Housing
Togo First
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(Togo First) - Lomé, Togo, is hosting the first-ever Francophone Emergency Housing Forum (RHUF) this week. The event, which started on July 1 and set to end today July 3, comes as humanitarian and climate-related crises continue to intensify...
Axpo Delivers First LNG Bunker Stem at Sines via Ship-to-Ship Transfer
Ship & Bunker
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July 7, 2025
The firm delivered 2,700 mt of LNG to an MSC boxship in the Port of Sines, Portugal. Image Credit: Daniele Corti / LinkedIn Energy services company Axpo Solutions has carried out its first ship-to-ship LNG bunkering of a container ship in the Port...
Togo Tomato: A Flavorful, Heat-Loving Gem for Homes, a Profitable Pick for Farmers
Krishi Jagran
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June 30, 2025
Togo Tomato, a compact and high-yielding variety from West Africa, thrives in Indian home gardens with its rich flavor and container-friendly growth. (Image: AI Generated) Togo Tomato, a lesser-known but incredibly productive variety, originates...
Togo’s political crisis risks spilling over into West Africa – Security Analyst warns
Joy FM
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June 30, 2025
Since August, Togo's opposition has organised regular protests against demanding the departure of embattled President Faure Gnassingbe, whose family has ruled this west African nation for five decades. By MATTEO FRASCHINI KOFFI (AFP/File) Togo’s...
3 projects exemplifying the uptake of digital solutions in Africa
ESI Africa
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July 14, 2025
Beninese, Nigerian and Kenyan projects have been selected among The Elites nominees into how digitalisation forms the backbone of smart solutions, changing the way that people in Africa interact with power, energy and water. Planning and...
West African Compliance Officers Convene in Lomé for 2nd Grand Meeting, July 8-9
Togo First
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(Togo First) - For the second consecutive year, Lome, Togo's capital, will host West African compliance and anti-money laundering experts on July 8 and 9. The GRCRO, organized by the Togolese Association of Compliance Officers (ATCO), brings...