Tongo News » Savanes News Tongo » Savanes: Solidarity and inclusion in the Savanes region of Togo: refugee women and host communities join forces for economic empowerment
Togo is receiving an increasing number of displaced people from Burkina Faso. According to a government census conducted in December 2023, the country is now hosting over 37,000 refugees, nearly 77% ...
News Tongo » Savanes: Togo Extends State of Emergency Due to Militant Attacks
The West African nation of Togo has extended a state of emergency in its northern Savanes region for another six months due to continued attacks by Islamist militants. A six-month state of emergency ...
News Tongo » Savanes: Togo ups its ante against terror threats
Until early 2018, violent extremism in West Africa had been largely confined to the Sahel region. Since then fears of a spillover into neighbouring coastal states, including Togo, have been rising.
News Tongo » Savanes: Togo: Open For Business
Despite security threats and political unrest, tiny Togo is attracting outsize interest from foreign investors. A small West African country that is one of the world’s biggest phosphate producers, ...
News Tongo » Savanes: Togo’s citizens want to leave Ecowas – new survey suggests why
A survey of Togolese citizens recently looked into perceptions of their government’s handling of the terrorist threat in the northern region and of the Alliance of Sahel States – Mali, Burkina Faso ...
News Tongo » Savanes: From northern Togo to Mali, the youth exodus in search of gold and a future
‘One morning, I found his room empty.’ Increasing numbers of young people from Togo’s arid Savanes region are trying their luck in West Africa’s gruelling and hazardous artisanal gold mines.
News Tongo » Savanes: Togo declares state of emergency due to security issues
Togo declared a state of emergency Monday in its northernmost Savanes region on the border with Burkina Faso due to security issues. The move was taken due to a recent increase in terrorist attacks in ...