Togo
Army overseeing construction of new secret northern base

Togo
Military helicopter crashes in northern Togo

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

Togo
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.

Palace Intrigues
George Weah, Faure Gnassingbé, Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, Faustin-Archange Touadéra

Intrigues big and small: every Thursday, Africa Intelligence takes a peek into the corridors of power in Africa and beyond.

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Togo
Former army chief Maganawé takes on new role in north

General Dadja Maganawé, abruptly dismissed from his position as Chief of the armed forces in Togo, is preparing to take on a new role.

Burkina Faso
Wanted: local investors to save Air Burkina

After the illusory hopes raised by the US firm African Global Development, the Burkinabe authorities are exploring other options to save the continent's oldest airline from going under.