Your account has been succesfully created.

EN FR

The Morning Brief
Log in

Password

Keep me logged in

Forgot your password?
Subscribe

Togo

Liz Aviation provides an aircraft for Togolese armed forces

Liz Aviation, a company owned by Burkinabe billionaire Mahmadou Bonkoungou, has just agreed to provide one of its aircraft to the Togolese Air Force.

Subscribers only Defence 02.10.2024

Gnassingbé set to attend Commonwealth summit

Togolese President Faure Gnassingbé will be taking part in the next Commonwealth summit, which will be held from 21 to 25 October in Samoa.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 01.10.2024

EU launches major embassy reshuffle

Half of the European Union's embassies in West Africa are due to change hands by 2025, including those in Abidjan and Accra.

Free access Diplomacy 26.09.2024

Spotlight
Gnassingbé's new anti-jihadist plan for the north

President Faure Gnassingbé on a visit to a military facility at Namoundjoga village in northern Togo, on 17 February 2020. © Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP

Subscribers only Defence 25.09.2024

Tycoon Simon Tiemtoré hoping to buy stake in Novamed healthcare group

Simon Tiemtoré, a US businessman from Burkina Faso and founder of Lilium Capital, pan-African banking conglomerate Vista Bank's holding company, has entered into negotiations to buy the Novamed healthcare group.

Subscribers only Finance 24.09.2024

Two Vista Bank mainstays exit group

The pan-African banking group has just lost two of its mainstays: Stéphane Ouédraogo and Thierry Hott. Ouédraogo and Hott are both well-connected in the sub-region, and had shared their contacts with Vista Bank.

Subscribers only Finance 17.09.2024

US directs military aid to Ivory Coast, Benin and Ghana after being driven out of Niger

The authorities in Abidjan and Cotonou have agreed to accept a donation of US armoured vehicles originally destined for Niger. Other equipment could go to Ghana.

Subscribers only Defence 10.09.2024

In Focus
The secrets of Demex, the trader selling Russian oil in West Africa

From Dubai, a discreet Russian trading firm is making its mark in the distribution of petroleum products in West Africa. It is doing so in close collaboration with the Kremlin, which wants to circumvent sanctions and extend its influence in Africa.

Subscribers only Energy 02.09.2024

BCEAO sets sights on Orabank managers

The banking commission of the Central Bank of West African States is considering sanctions against several of the group's senior executives for 'regulatory breaches'.

Subscribers only Finance 02.09.2024

Spotlight
Paris Olympics: juntas posed diplomatic headache for French authorities

France's foreign ministry had a tough time approving the delegations that junta-led countries in Africa hoped to send to the Paris Olympic Games.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 22.07.2024

The Olympic rings displayed on the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, on 16 July 2024.

Spotlight
Lomé turns to Turkish instructors and Paramount for military support

With security cooperation with the EU currently on hold, Togo is increasingly relying on Turkish military experts to help it safeguard its northern borders, as well as on the defence firm Paramount Group.

Subscribers only Defence 17.07.2024

Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan is welcomed by his Togolese counterpart Faure Gnassingbé at the presidential palace in Lome on 19 October 2021.

Akufo-Addo backs Tinubu's reappointment as ECOWAS chair

The Ghanaian president threw his support behind his Nigerian counterpart at the recent summit of the regional organisation.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 11.07.2024

Heads of state set to shun ECOWAS summit

Several leaders of French-speaking countries are not expected in Abuja on 7 July.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 05.07.2024

Despite ECOWAS backing, Zambian candidate fails to win Interpol secretary general role

The Deputy Director of the Zambia Police Service, Mubita Nawa, has failed to convince Interpol's Executive Committee to make him its candidate for the post of Secretary General.

Subscribers only Defence 26.06.2024

Tinubu tipped to remain ECOWAS chair

The Nigerian president's one-year term at the head of the West African regional organisation ends in July, but the Senegalese leader Diomaye Faye appears to have lost interest in taking over.

Free access Diplomacy 20.06.2024

Nigerian president Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Abuja on 29 May 2024.

French military readies its African revolution

Paris is finalising plans for the future of France's military presence in Africa, with a completely new structure to be announced shortly.

Subscribers only Defence 18.06.2024

Emmanuel Macron with French Army Chief of Staff, General Thierry Burkhard, in Paris on 11 November 2023,

ECOWAS heads of state to meet on 7 July

The leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will meet in Abuja on 7 July for their annual summit.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 14.06.2024

Gulf of Guinea naval officers gather in Brest

They have been in France since 12 June for a seminar on bilateral cooperation.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 14.06.2024

Spotlight
From Dakar to Abidjan, Kyiv hones its African diplomacy

Ukraine is exploring new avenues for economic development in a bid to put an end to the neutrality of West African states in the Russo-Ukrainian war, while also trying to reinvent its previous security cooperation.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 05.06.2024

Ukraine's special envoy for Africa and the Middle East, Maksym Subkh, in Kyiv, on 17 May 2024.

French generals set sights on the continent's embassy posts

With France's diplomats increasingly less interested in becoming ambassadors in Africa, French army generals look ready to step into their shoes.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 08.05.2024

French ambassadors to meet in Cotonou

The 10 or so French ambassadors posted in ECOWAS capitals will gather in Cotonou, Benin for their traditional annual conference on 25-26 April.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 22.04.2024

Military helicopter crashes in northern Togo

A Togolese armed forces helicopter taking part in a counterinsurgency operation in the north crashed on 4 April.

Subscribers only Defence 16.04.2024

Lawyers lobby in Paris against Gnassingbé's constitutional reforms

Already under pressure at home, the Togolese president is seeing his constitutional reform challenged in Paris by a group of lawyers of African origin.

Subscribers only Politics 12.04.2024

Lomé hires lobbyist in Washington

Togolese president Faure Gnassingbé's government has hired a US public relations company as part of a wider lobbying campaign in the US.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 04.04.2024

ECOWAS seeks funds for 'anti-terrorist' force

ECOWAS's plans to create a regional anti-terrorist force is still caught up on financing issues.

Subscribers only Defence 20.03.2024

Create a notification

Togo

Don't miss a single headline. Sign up to receive weekly summaries of our coverage of Togo.

Once registered, you will be notified by a short message on your computer or mobile phone as soon as a new edition of our publication or an alert is published. Stay informed anytime, anywhere!

Togo

Liz Aviation provides an aircraft for Togolese armed forces

Gnassingbé set to attend Commonwealth summit

EU launches major embassy reshuffle

Spotlight
Gnassingbé's new anti-jihadist plan for the north

Tycoon Simon Tiemtoré hoping to buy stake in Novamed healthcare group

Two Vista Bank mainstays exit group

US directs military aid to Ivory Coast, Benin and Ghana after being driven out of Niger

In Focus
The secrets of Demex, the trader selling Russian oil in West Africa

BCEAO sets sights on Orabank managers

Spotlight
Paris Olympics: juntas posed diplomatic headache for French authorities

Spotlight
Lomé turns to Turkish instructors and Paramount for military support

Akufo-Addo backs Tinubu's reappointment as ECOWAS chair

Heads of state set to shun ECOWAS summit

Despite ECOWAS backing, Zambian candidate fails to win Interpol secretary general role

Tinubu tipped to remain ECOWAS chair

French military readies its African revolution

ECOWAS heads of state to meet on 7 July

Gulf of Guinea naval officers gather in Brest

Spotlight
From Dakar to Abidjan, Kyiv hones its African diplomacy

French generals set sights on the continent's embassy posts

French ambassadors to meet in Cotonou

Military helicopter crashes in northern Togo

Lawyers lobby in Paris against Gnassingbé's constitutional reforms

Lomé hires lobbyist in Washington

ECOWAS seeks funds for 'anti-terrorist' force

Create a notification

About Africa Intelligence

Subscription

Africa Intelligence on social media

Indigo Publications' websites

About Africa Intelligence

Subscription

Indigo Publications' websites

Ibrahim Traoré

Virtus Minerals

Paul Kagame

Savannah Energy

Denis Sassou-Nguesso

Togo

Liz Aviation provides an aircraft for Togolese armed forces

Gnassingbé set to attend Commonwealth summit

EU launches major embassy reshuffle

Spotlight Gnassingbé's new anti-jihadist plan for the north

Tycoon Simon Tiemtoré hoping to buy stake in Novamed healthcare group

Two Vista Bank mainstays exit group

US directs military aid to Ivory Coast, Benin and Ghana after being driven out of Niger

In Focus The secrets of Demex, the trader selling Russian oil in West Africa

BCEAO sets sights on Orabank managers

Spotlight Paris Olympics: juntas posed diplomatic headache for French authorities

Spotlight Lomé turns to Turkish instructors and Paramount for military support

Akufo-Addo backs Tinubu's reappointment as ECOWAS chair

Heads of state set to shun ECOWAS summit

Despite ECOWAS backing, Zambian candidate fails to win Interpol secretary general role

Tinubu tipped to remain ECOWAS chair

French military readies its African revolution

ECOWAS heads of state to meet on 7 July

Gulf of Guinea naval officers gather in Brest

Spotlight From Dakar to Abidjan, Kyiv hones its African diplomacy

French generals set sights on the continent's embassy posts

French ambassadors to meet in Cotonou

Military helicopter crashes in northern Togo

Lawyers lobby in Paris against Gnassingbé's constitutional reforms

Lomé hires lobbyist in Washington

ECOWAS seeks funds for 'anti-terrorist' force

Create a notification

About Africa Intelligence

Subscription

Africa Intelligence on social media

Indigo Publications' websites

Spotlight
Gnassingbé's new anti-jihadist plan for the north

In Focus
The secrets of Demex, the trader selling Russian oil in West Africa

Spotlight
Paris Olympics: juntas posed diplomatic headache for French authorities

Spotlight
Lomé turns to Turkish instructors and Paramount for military support

Spotlight
From Dakar to Abidjan, Kyiv hones its African diplomacy