Togo, Israel Poised to Boost Ties
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday met with visiting Togolese President Faure Gnassingbé to discuss cooperation between the two countries. […]
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West-Africa needs a joint multinational force – Niger president
Niger’s President Mahamadou Issoufou said recent terrorist attacks in west-Africa means more effort is necessary to combat terrorism in the region. The Nigerien President made […]
Kabila Meets Nguesso over DRC’s Political Crisis
DR Congo president Joseph Kabila on Monday met with Congo-Brazzaville’s president Denis Sassou Nguesso in his hometown of Oyo, northern Congo, to discuss the tense […]
Five UN Togolese Peacekeepers killed in Mali
Five UN peacekeepers from Togo were killed in an ambush against a convoy of the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) on Sunday, […]
Togo: Faure Gnassingbé vows to end poverty
By Emmanuel Vitus, Lomé Togo marked the 56th anniversary of its independence on Wednesday in colorful celebrations chaired by President Faure Essozimna Gnassingbe. A military […]
Ivory Coast: EIB Backs €117.7 Million Power Project
The European Investment Bank (EIB) will invest about €117.7 million to improve electricity supply to three large cities in Ivory Coast, the bank’s vice president […]
Togo, Benin Call for Regional Response to Terrorism
President Thomas Boni Yayi of Benin and Faure Gnassingbé of Togo on Tuesday called for a regional response to combat terrorism in West-Africa. They made […]
Togo inks US$194 million agreements with IDB
The Togolese government on Wednesday, signed several funding agreements worth $194 million with the Islamic Development Bank (IDB), in Jeddah, during the visit to Saudi […]
Côte d’Ivoire: Gunmen kill 11 in military camps
Côte d’Ivoire’s army took back control of a village and camps on its southwestern border with Liberia after eleven people, including seven soldiers, were killed […]
West African Development Bank to raise $500m for regional integration
The West African Development Bank (BOAD) plans to raise up to $500 million from the international financial markets in the last quarter of 2015 to […]