Togo Leader Slams Rich Countries Over Aid CutsMonday, May 13, 2013 UNITED NATIONS AFP - The president of Togo, one of the worlds poorest countries, on Monday slammed rich nations who have cut development aid saying it contributes to the spread of terrorism.President Faure Gnassingbe told a UN Security Council meeting on terrorism in Africa that rich countrie ... |
Togo police kill 12-year-old boy during crackdownMonday, April 15, 2013 LOME AFP - A 12-year-old boy in Togo was killed on Monday by a policeman who fired in warning to disperse a protest demanding the countrys schools re-open, an official said.The west African nations government had temporarily shut all primary and secondary schools following student protests l ... |
Togo shuts schools following student protestsMonday, April 15, 2013 LOME AFP - Togos government on Monday temporarily shut all primary and secondary schools following student protests last week that got out of hand, a government statement said.It said the protests caused considerable damage to public and private property. There was no mention of when school ... |
In Togo, court rejects repressive press law amendmentsFriday, March 22, 2013 NEW YORK, March 22, 2013/African Press Organization APO/ -- The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes Wednesdays ruling by Togos Constitutional Court to reject repressive amendments to a media law that granted the state-run media regulator sweeping powers of censorship.A panel of judge ... |
In Togo, police attack journalists protesting media lawTuesday, March 19, 2013 NEW YORK, March 19, 2013/African Press Organization APO/ -- Togolese police on Thursday fired rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse journalists protesting new censorship authority granted to the government media regulator, according to news reports and local journalists.We condemn the rec ... |
Togo ALERT: Security forces disrupt journalists’ demonstration, injure oneFriday, March 15, 2013 Security forces in Togo on March 14, 2013 prevented a group of journalists from demonstrating in front of the old Presidential Palace in Lome, the capital. The journalists had gathered there to protest against a recent law passed by the countrys Parliament, granting more powers to the media regulat ... |
Togo opposition figure charged over market firesWednesday, March 13, 2013 LOME, Togo AFP - Togolese authorities have charged a prominent political opponent of President Faure Gnassingbe over two recent market fires in the West African nation, prosecutors said Wednesday.Jean-Pierre Fabre and another opposition official, Abass Kaboua, were charged with complicity in ... |
Togo ALERT: Media blackout as journalists begin a 3-day protest against new repressive lawTuesday, March 12, 2013 Media organisations and journalists in Togo on March 12, 2013 embarked on a nation-wide news blackout to protest against a new law that was recently passed by the countrys Parliament.The new legislation grants the statutory media regulatory body, the High Authority for Broadcasting and Communic ... |
Togo journalists strike over law on media sanctionsTuesday, March 12, 2013 LOME AFP - Togolese journalists went on strike on Tuesday over a new law allowing a government agency in the West African nation to sanction the news media without bringing the case to court.The law, passed by the parliament last month, empowers the High Authority for Broadcast and Communicati ... |
Togo charges opposition figures over market fireWednesday, February 27, 2013 LAGOS AFP - Three members of an opposition coalition in Togo have been charged in connection with a series of fires that razed two markets in the west African country last month, their lawyer told AFP Wednesday.Zeus Ajavon, Jil Benoit Afangbedji et Raphael Kpande-Adzare were charged on Tuesda ... |
Togo frees former Elf boss after five monthsWednesday, February 27, 2013 LOME AFP - Togo on Tuesday released former Elf chief Loik Le Floch-Prigent on health grounds, five months after detaining him over alleged fraud, the judicial authorities said here.The judiciary Tuesday ordered the release of Loik Le Floch-Prigent for health reasons, the tiny west African na ... |
Togo's ex-prime minister freed after market fireTuesday, February 26, 2013 LOME AFP - Togos ex-prime minister and key opposition figure Agbeyome Kodjo, arrested last month in connection with fires that razed two markets, said Tuesday he was freed after being tortured.I was released on Monday night at 11.45 pm. I am very weak because I am sick. I had been physical ... |
New Togo law sharpens media watchdog's teethTuesday, February 19, 2013 LOME AFP - Togos parliament Tuesday passed a new law that allows the west African countrys media watchdog to impose stiff sanctions on news outlets without going through a court of law.The law empowers the High Authority on Audiovisual and Communication HAAC to suspend or withdraw media bo ... |
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