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Volta group condemns human rights abuses in Togo following protests
GhanaWeb
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June 30, 2025
A youth group calling itself the Volta Youth Network has strongly condemned the unfolding events in Togo, where authorities are violently suppressing protesters. The group accused the Faure Gnassingbé-led government of violating the fundamental...
Wuh.ey: Blurring Memory, Fiction, and Folklore Through Togolese AI Art
Savannah Herald - Georgia
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June 30, 2025
Franco-Togolese visual artist Wuh.ey is part of a growing generation of African creatives using artificial intelligence not as a shortcut, but as a tool for storytelling. His works are cinematic, emotionally charged, and deeply symbolic—inviting...
Togo’s Kara University Hospital Rehab 35% Complete After One Year
Togo First
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(Togo First) - In Togo, work continues on the rehabilitation of the Kara University Hospital (CHU Kara), with several projects underway. Last week, Minister of Health and Public Hygiene, Tchin Darré, visited the site to assess the progress of the...
Facts about the Gnassingbé family; All you need to know about the family that has been ruling Togo for over 55 years
Zambian Observer
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June 30, 2025
The Gnassingbé family has been a dominant force in Togolese politics for nearly six decades, shaping the West African nation’s trajectory since 1967. The dynasty began with Gnassingbé Eyadéma, a former military sergeant who seized power in a coup...
Women are committed to community development in Togo despite the patriarchal customs
Global Voices
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June 30, 2025
Female community health workers during a training session in Dankpen Prefecture, located in the Kara region of northern Togo. Photo by Émile Bobozi. Used with permission. By Emile Bobozi In Togo’s rural communities, women bear much of the family...
Ghana-Togo Trade Slows Amid Border Security Concerns
News Ghana
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June 29, 2025
Cross-border commerce between Ghana and Togo faces significant disruption as ongoing political tensions and civil unrest in Togo deter traders. Safety concerns have led many Ghanaian traders to curtail or halt regular trips into Togolese markets,...
Bold reforms, infrastructure investment key to reviving textile industry
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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June 27, 2025
Bold reforms and targeted infrastructure investment could revive Nigeria’s once-thriving textile industry and position the country as a major player in the $10.3 billion global apparel export market. This is the view of the Founder and Chairman of...
Lazarus Chakwera dares Africa on industrialisation
The Times Group Malawi
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June 28, 2025
By Cathy Maulidi in Abuja, Nigeria President Lazarus Chakwera has challenged African leaders, asserting that for Africa to achieve meaningful development, countries must consider industrialization as a way to go. Speaking at a presidential panel...
Moderna announces promising efficacy results from mRNA flu vaccine trial
CIDRAP
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June 30, 2025
African health officials are tracking an encouraging decline in some of the region’s most recent mpox hot spots, including Sierra Leone, which over the past few months has reported a surge that came with spread of the clade 2b virus to some West...
Star Garments opens state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Togo
Daily FT
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Togo Council President Faure Gnassingbé officially inaugurating the factory Star officials giving a tour of the Togo factory Star Garments Group, a powerhouse in Sri Lanka’s apparel industry and part of Charles Komar and Sons, officially...
Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire advance cross-border energy integration with 330kV project
Graphic
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June 27, 2025
Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire have taken a major step towards regional energy integration by convening a technical workshop on the 330kV Double Circuit Interconnection Reinforcement Project, a flagship initiative aimed at bolstering electricity trade...
Soldiers disperse Togolese protesters seeking resignation of longtime president Faure Gnassingbe
Premium Times
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June 27, 2025
Security forces in Togo on Thursday fired teargas and used batons to break up protesters gathered at Lome, the country’s capital, to demand the resignation of the president, Faure Gnassingbe. The protest was organised by civil society groups and...
Togo Tightens Regulations on Insurance Brokerage Sector
Togo First
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(Togo First) - Togo's government is intensifying efforts to regulate and professionalize its insurance brokerage sector. A national training seminar, initiated by the National Directorate of Insurance under the Ministry of Economy and Finance,...
How New Regional Pipeline Deals Are Driving Africa's Energy Future
MENAFN
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June 27, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) Three significant developments in Africa's energy landscape made headlines this past month: the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) reached 60% completion, the Republic of Congo finalized a pipeline cooperation agreement...
Lomé Opens 2nd RARE Forum to Enhance Educational Resources
Togo First
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(Togo First) - Lomé has been hosting the second edition of the African Meetings for Educational Resources, known as RARE, since Tuesday, June 24. Initiated and funded by the French Development Agency (AFD), and implemented by UNESCO and the...
Less for more: How erratic supply shortchanges Band A households, industries
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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June 27, 2025
Since the introduction of the new electricity service band based on the assured minimum daily electricity supply, policy contradictions, systemic inefficiencies, crumbling substations, and a dilapidated transmission system have contributed to a...
TCL poised to capture West African market with latest cutting-edge electronics
Business and Financial Times
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June 30, 2025
Chinese-owned global electronics giant TCL, with a significant footprint in Ghana over the past decade, has officially launched its expansion into the West African market. The company is also set to introduce a dynamic new line of innovative...
Ghana must clean up utility finances to win in regional power trade – Jabesh Amissah-Arthur
Joy FM
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June 30, 2025
Energy policy analyst and Managing Partner of Arthur Energy Advisors, Jabesh Amissah-Arthur, is concerned about Ghana’s preparedness, or lack thereof, for regional electricity trade under the West Africa Power Pool (WAPP). Speaking in the latest...
Afreximbank to recruit 250,000 workers for proposed $5 billion Textile Facility in Nigeria
Nairametrics
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June 30, 2025
The outgoing President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), Prof. Benedict Oramah, has disclosed that the bank plans to recruit 250,000 workers following its groundbreaking textile facility...
President of EBID urges graduates to champion problem-solving innovation for Africa’s growth
Joy FM
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June 30, 2025
The Chancellor of the Nobel International Business University (NiBS), Dr George Agyekum Donkor, has urged graduates to champion innovation and advance policies that not only address Africa’s most pressing challenges but also safeguard the...