On 20 February 2026, Ghana, in a press release, formally notified the Government of Togo of its decision to submit their unresolved maritime boundary dispute to arbitration under the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (henceforth:
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UN expert urges Togo to release human rights defender from prison
The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders on Tuesday urged Togo authorities to release Togolese-Irish citizen and human rights defender Abdoul Aziz Goma from prison on the seventh anniversary of his arrest.
Special Rapporteur Mary Lawlor…
From the Bookshelves: The Fixer: Visa Lottery Chronicles by Charles Piot with Kodjo Nicolas Batema
The Fixer: Visa Lottery Chronicles by Charles Piot with Kodjo Nicolas BatemaIn the West African nation of Togo, applying for the U.S. Diversity Visa Lottery is a national obsession, with hundreds of thousands of Togolese entering each year. From the…
The Trump Administration’s First African Growth and Opportunity Act Forum
The Trump Administration’s First African Growth and Opportunity Act Forum
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Next week, some 40 African finance and trade ministers, along with a large contingent of senior U.S. government officials will descend upon the coastal city of Lomé, Togo for the annual African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Forum.
There will…
Second Circuit Vacates and Remands Togolese Citizen’s Asylum Claim
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in Baba v. Holder vacated a Board of Immigration Appeals ruling that a Togolese citizen had the burden of proving he feared future persecution because he retained his government job, despite…