Sources: BBC
Togolese President Faure Gnassingbé is sworn-in as President of the Council of Ministers of Togo. Following constitutional reform that introduced a parliamentary system, this new post becomes the highest office in the government's executive branch. 2025-05-3
Twelve soldiers are killed during an attack by JNIM gunmen against a military base in Kpékankandi, Togo. Forty attackers are neutralized. 2024-07-20
At least 12 civilians are killed by Islamic extremist gunmen during an attack against two villages in northern Togo. 2022-07-14
Togo and Gabon officially become members of the Commonwealth of Nations. 2022-06-25
An elderly Italian couple and their son are kidnapped by jihadists in Southern Mali. A Togolese citizen is also reported to have been kidnapped along with the Italians, but authorities say that they are unable to confirm if this is true. 2022-05-21
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
Togo begins a vaccination campaign against COVID-19 using Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine. Prime Minister Victoire Tomegah Dogbé is the first person to receive the vaccine. 2021-03-10
Morocco, Togo, Guatemala and Pakistan are elected to the United Nations Security Council, with a fifth seat still undecided. 2011-10-22
Togolese police fire tear gas at street protesters who dispute Faure Gnassingbé's presidential election triumph. 2010-03-8
Togo appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport over their ban from the next two Africa Cup of Nations in the aftermath of the Togo national football team attack. 2010-02-12