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‘He just wanted to play football': A family mourns a 15-year-old as Togo cracks down on protests
Associated Press
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July 9, 2025
LOME, Togo (AP) — The family courtyard where Jacques Koami Koutoglo used to play football with his cousins in a working-class neighborhood in Togo ‘s capital now sits silent. The ball he once kicked around lies deflated beside a bundle of...
ECOWAS kicks off Lomé phase of Abidjan-Lagos corridor trader empowerment
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 9, 2025
As part of implementing the third edition of the information and awareness campaign for small cross-border traders along the Abidjan-Lagos corridor, the Department of Human Development and Social Affairs, in collaboration with the Department of...
Anxiety as Ghana, Togo, Benin battle Nigeria for top honours
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 9, 2025
Organisers of the 2025 Valuejet Lagos Regional Para Table Tennis Championship, which will feature some of West Africa’s top stars, say that they envisage exciting contests at the event slated for the Molade Okoya Thomas Hall of the Teslim Stadium,...
Morgan State University Partners with SEA Foundation in Landmark Educational Collaboration
Diverse: Issues In Higher Education
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July 7, 2025
Soccer icon and humanitarian Sheyi Emmanuel Adebayor with Morgan State University President Dr. David K. WilsonMorgan State University has entered into a transformative partnership with the SEA Foundation, marking a significant milestone in...
Catholic church sends priests on mission across Africa, Europe, America
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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July 7, 2025
The Catholic Church in Nigeria has commissioned 14 diocesan priests for missionary work across Africa, Europe, and the Americas, reaffirming its commitment to global evangelisation and missionary responsibility. The missioning Mass, held at St....
Nigeria, Togo set to defend titles at 2025 ITTF Africa West Regional Championships
The Sun Nigeria
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July 6, 2025
Defending champions, Nigeria and Togo are gearing up to retain their titles at the 2025 ITTF Africa West Regional Championships, scheduled to take place from July 16 to 19 at the Molade Okoya-Thomas Hall, Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos. Nigeria,...
In Northampton, dozens take 'Oath of Allegiance' to become U.S. citizens
WSHU Public Radio - Connecticut
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July 9, 2025
On a picturesque July 4th morning, several hundred people gathered in Northampton, Massachusetts, on the lawn outside the city's historic courthouse for naturalization ceremony held by the U.S. Citizens and Immigration Service and the Center for...
Unlawful issuance of Gambian ID Cards abroad is electoral fraud in preparation for 2026
The Standard Gambia
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July 9, 2025
- Advertisement - By Ndey Jobarteh Interior Minister Abdoulie Sanyang has now confirmed that after the controversial pilot in Mauritania, the Government plans to dispatch more missions to Gabon, Congo, and Togo to issue Gambian National Identity...
Nigeria, Togo set for showdown at ITTF W’Africa championships
Punch
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July 6, 2025
Defending champions Nigeria and Togo are preparing to retain their titles at the 2025 International Table Tennis Africa Federation West Africa Regional Championships in Lagos from July 16 to 19. The event will take place at the Molade Okoya-Thomas...
Togo: Ministry of Higher Education Reviews Key Scientific Research and Innovation Program in Recent B2B meeting
Togo First
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Togo's Ministry of Higher Education presents results of the VaRRIWA project, promoting academic research and innovation in West Africa. The initiative has led to 14 key projects, including four in Togo, and generated 322 jobs, highlighting the...
Activist Group Calls For Global Boycott Of Pan-African Congress In Togo Over Repression, Human Rights Abuses
Sahara Reporters
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The Positive Action Citizens Coalition (PACC) has called for an international boycott of the 9th Pan-African Congress (PAC) scheduled to hold in Lomé, Togo, in December 2025. The coalition accused the Togolese government of systematically...
Togo to Get Six Vocational Centers with €50M Funding from EBID
Togo First
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(Togo First) - The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) will inject 50 million euros into the construction and outfitting of six technical education and vocational training (TVET) centers in Togo. The project, approved during the...
Togo: Amnesty International calls for end to use of force against protesters
Africanews
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July 4, 2025
A 17-year-old, held for five days at different police stations, with only a sachet of water to drink per day. A man, attacked by a group of soldiers to the point where he lost consciousness. Men and women, abducted by unidentified attackers. These...
Togo protests signal youth anger at dynastic rule – but is change possible?
Yahoo News
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Lome, Togo – The chants have faded in the streets, the barricades have been cleared, and an eerie calm hangs over Togo after days of mass protests in the West African nation’s capital. But beneath the surface, anger simmers, security forces remain...
Benin, Togo owe Nigeria over $11 million for electricity in Q1 2025
Business Insider Africa
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July 5, 2025
Nigeria claims it is owed over $11 million by Benin and Togo for electricity supplied in the first quarter of 2025, according to the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC). Despite receiving steady power through bilateral agreements...
Togo: Testimonies provide glimpse into violent repression of protests
Amnesty International
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July 3, 2025
The Togolese authorities must put an end to unnecessary and excessive use of force against protesters, said Amnesty International, amid the latest violent crackdown on protests in the capital, Lomé, since 26 June. The organization spoke with 18...
Lomé Hosts First Francophone Forum on Emergency Housing
Togo First
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(Togo First) - Lomé, Togo, is hosting the first-ever Francophone Emergency Housing Forum (RHUF) this week. The event, which started on July 1 and set to end today July 3, comes as humanitarian and climate-related crises continue to intensify...
Volta Region set to host Trade and Investment Fair
Graphic
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July 9, 2025
The Volta Region is set to take centre stage in Ghana’s economic transformation journey as it prepares to host the seventh Volta Trade and Investment Fair from November 26 to December 8, 2025. The fair is organised by the Association of Ghana...
Can Nuclear Energy Power Africa?
Forbes
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Dr. Lassina Zerbo discusses the innovations that may allow Africa to adopt nuclear energy amidst a ... More surge in energy demand across the continent.NEISA 2025 As countries around the world seek stable, abundant, and reliable baseload power,...
48 immigrants naturalized as US citizens in Louisville
WHAS 11 - Kentucky
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July 4, 2025
It's an annual Independence Day tradition at Locust Grove. LOUISVILLE, Ky. — With the American flag marched in and the national anthem sung, Locust Grove hosted hundreds for the naturalization of 48 new citizens. They came from 21 different...