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Clashes take place between protesters and security forces in the Togolese capital Lomé amid calls for Faure Gnassingbé, who has ruled the country since 2005, to step down. Opposition groups accuse Gnassingbé of changing the constitution to remain in office indefinitely.
2025-06-26

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

Seven teenagers are killed and two others injured after government forces airstrike a village in Savanes Region, Togo. Togolese authorities say that they mistook the teenagers for jihadists.
2022-07-9

Wang Huning, a senior official of the Communist Party of China, meets with Togolese President Faure Gnassingbé in Beijing, China.
2018-09-5

A Russian Navy spy ship sinks off the coast of Turkey after colliding with a Togo-flagged freighter. All 78 crew aboard the ship were safely evacuated, according to Turkish officials.
2017-04-27

At least 48 people die and 15 are severely injured after a bus crashes into a truck 150 kilometres north of Lomé, capital of the West African nation of Togo.
2014-04-15

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

Voters in Togo go to the polls for a parliamentary election, which was delayed from October 2012 due to mass protests.
2013-07-25

Women in Togo announce that they will go on sex strike for a week, starting Monday, following the example of women in Liberia.
2012-08-26