TOGOLESE NEWS IN NIGERIA

"We have received the message that the Ghanaian minister has come to deliver us. There is a very close perspective on the evolution of the dialogue process. I am confident that things will move next week, "said the coordinator of the Coalition of 14 opposition parties this morning.  This is what would have motivated the Coalition to suspend the protests planned for this Tuesday, on a new request from the Ghanaian facilitator, President Nana Akufo-Addo. The Ghanaian head of state would have already discussed with the ruling party last week and planned a very next resumption of dialogue "Lomé 2018" whose work has been suspended since February. Obviously, all this "dilatory" benefits to the party of Faure Gnassingbe, which quietly continues its program of political extension and its electoral projects inside the country where all political activity of the opposition remains prohibited because of supposed "missing" weapons "said Minis...

In Nyita, a village in the Akoumape county (Vo prefecture), Mitsoayé Kossivi Vidjin, a fallen traditional leader, is accused of intimidating, threatening and abusing in order to keep "his" throne.  The village of Nyita is going through a delicate period of its history. Having become the traditional chief of the locality in questionable conditions, Mitsoayé Kossivi Vidji loses his crown because condemned by the Supreme Court "to three years of imprisonment released from reprieve" to be the instigator of a murder. He is therefore deprived of his authority in accordance with law n ° 2007-002 of 8 January 2007 on the traditional chiefdom and status of traditional chiefs in Togo, and its implementing decree n ° 2016-028 / PR of 11 March 2016 in its articles 32, 33 and 34, say its detractors. The customary council meets and replaces it with Yao Anani, who claims to be the founding family of Nyita. But the fallen man multiplies the maneuvers to preserve his ...

The Togolese in Germany, in a letter sent to the Coalition of the 14 opposition parties, reiterate the call for the uniqueness of the 14 political parties. Read the letter!  Letter from the Togolese Diaspora of Germany to the Coalition of 14 Ladies, Gentlemen, dear compatriots leaders. Since the spectacular rebound of the troubled history of our country on August 19, 2017, you have become a subject of admiration and pride for all Togolese. Through the high sense of duty and the discipline that you have imposed on yourself, you have shown for a long time, a cohesion and an image of responsible and enlightened leaders on the issues of the country. Most of you have in the past paid a heavy price to the absurd internal divisions that have gradually removed you from the goals of changing the model of society that Togolese have been calling for since October 5, 1990. Your renewed cohesion as well as your ability to speak from now on in a clear and harmonious voice have l...

The UN System Coordination, the European Union delegation and the embassies of Germany, the United States of America and France have just released a joint statement on the "Lomé 2018" talks between opposition whose resumption of work tramples.  "The coordination of the United Nations System, the Delegation of the European Union and the Embassies of Germany, the United States of America and France express their gratitude to the Ghanaian authorities for their commitment to the inter-Togolese political dialogue. and support their efforts, "reads the statement. The International Community says it has nevertheless "noted" the difficulties faced by the actors involved in this inter-Togolese dialogue. It therefore invites the two protagonists, "to respect the commitments made as part of the preparation and conduct of the first sessions of the inter-Togolese dialogue that began on 19 February; to go beyond the principled positions and to engage wit...

Bouladè is one of the six townships of Assoli Prefecture in the Kara region. Built along the Nationale N ° 1, this canton is provided with a primary school of 270 students and a general education college of 250 students, two structures erected in front of a Peripheral Care Unit USP which receives on average 150 patients in the month, and who does not have a water pump. Since Saturday, March 17, 2018, this is no longer the case. Patients admitted to this health center may have access to drinking water to eat, if only to take a paracetamol tablet.  It is in a festive atmosphere, tinged with thanks, words of satisfaction and pride, that the people, standing behind the leaders and dignitaries of the locality, have received a brand new electric drilling of a depth of 80 meters with a tank with a capacity of 2,000 liters of water. The device will serve the health center, and all the local populations who are sorely lacking water. The benefactor is none other than a child of the...

Operational from the mobile networks, these two projects will be used to denounce via SMS and calls through the free green line "Allo 1011" cases of rape and violence on children. They were officially launched this Friday in Lomé, by the Ministry of Social Action for the Promotion of Women and Literacy with the collaboration of Plan International Togo and its partners. Non-exhaustive data from the 2014 Child Protection Dashboard shows rape, physical abuse of children in schools, learning centers and homes. According to Tchabinandi Kolani Yentcharé, Minister in charge of Social Action, these figures call for the need to rethink the strategies for strengthening existing protection mechanisms to guarantee children a violence-free environment. Confidential reporting of acts of violence against children, without fear of reprisal, is possible this time with the Ushadi platform, "testimony" in Swahili. This will increase the level of whistleblowing and alerting...

Traditional chieftainship has become a gangrene that destroys Togolese society. Politicized until the last strata, the designation of the heads of districts, villages or townships is the subject of fierce disputes everywhere. Even the most organized royal houses are not spared either. This is the case for example of the canton of Tsévié recognized very structured and well organized until the death of Togbui Passah Yao Gozo Folly VII on November 17, 2014.  For the Throne Council, everything went well with the former Prefect Adossi Komi Sena who received the file of Passah Koffi Afeti that he sent to the Ministry of Territorial Administration. But at the arrival of the new Prefect Etse Kadevi, everything turned upside down to the point that for the first time, it was proceeded to the vote to choose Passah Agbessi Assito. Since March 1 when the decree of its recognition was taken in the Council of Ministers, the tension has risen a notch within the royal family. According to...