Sources: BBC
Togo announces the arrest of Burkina Faso's former transitional president Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba in Lomé last week and expels him after Burkinabè officials accuse him of plotting attempted coups and targeted assassinations against the ruling junta. 2026-01-19
France accuses Azerbaijan of being behind the protests and violence in New Caledonia after Azerbaijani and Togolese flags are seen alongside indigenous Kanak symbols at the protests. Azerbaijan has previously spoken out against French colonialism and supported pro-independence participants, in response to French support for Armenia. 2024-05-17
Eight soldiers are killed and 13 others are injured during an ambush by Al-Qaeda-linked militants in Kpendjal Prefecture, Togo. The attack is believed to be connected to the current insurgency in Burkina Faso, making it the first Islamic extremist attack in Togo. 2022-05-11
A Togolese peacekeeper has died after being wounded yesterday in an attack on a MINUSMA base near Douentza in Mopti, central Mali, which wounded 28 peacekeepers, according to United Nations spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric. 2021-02-12
Wang Huning, a senior official of the Communist Party of China, meets with Togolese President Faure Gnassingbé in Beijing, China. 2018-09-5
For the second consecutive day, hundreds of thousands of Togolese protest against President Faure Gnassingbé's 50-year family dynasty. Parliament is set to consider presidential term limits when it reconvenes in October. 2017-09-7
Two people are killed and 13 wounded during anti-government protests in Togo. 2017-08-19
The Togolese electoral commission releases official results for the recent parliamentary election with President Faure Gnassingbe's Union for the Republic party winning 62 of 91 seats with the Opposition threatening to challenge the results. 2013-07-28
At least 36 people are killed after several boats capsize during a storm on Lake Togo in southeastern Togo. 2011-05-9
France condemns the actions of a senior soldier after a YouTube video of him threatening a Togolese journalist in Lomé is released. 2010-08-13