Togo Mizrahi: Pioneer of Cross-Cultural Middle Eastern Cinema

In an era of deepening cultural divides across the Middle East, the rediscovery of Togo Mizrahi’s cinematic legacy reveals a paradox: the region’s artistic golden age thrived on the very multicultural collaboration that seems impossible today. A...

Togo Midfielder Samuel Asamoah Suffers Broken Neck

Samuel Asamoah Togo international Samuel Asamoah is facing the possibility of paralysis after breaking his neck in a horrific accident during a league match in China. The 31-year-old midfielder, who plays for second-tier side Guangxi Pingguo,...

Togo Mizrahi: Trailblazing Jewish Egyptian Filmmaker Bridging Cultures

In an era of deepening Middle Eastern divisions, the legacy of Togo Mizrahi reveals a radically different past where Jewish and Arab artists created together in Cairo’s golden age of cinema. When Cairo Was Hollywood on the Nile The 1930s and 1940s...

New Wave of Mayors Takes Office, Reshaping Local Leadership

(Togo First) - Togo is renewing its municipal leadership following local elections held earlier this year. This marks the start of a second term for local officials, six years after the first municipal vote in 2019. Earlier this week, several of...

International student travel: What to know heading into the year about immigration policy shifts

Northwestern’s Office of International Student and Scholar Services has issued multiple warnings in the past academic year about heightened visa screening, visa application disruptions and travel risks regarding both new and returning...

Ketowoglo Yao Azoumah (KYA Energy Group): “Our goal is to make Togo a renewable energy hub in West Africa”

(Togo First) - Founder and CEO of KYA Energy Group, Ketowoglo Yao Azoumah shares his journey from academic researcher to solar entrepreneur. In this interview with Togo First, he reflects on the challenges of energy entrepreneurship in Togo as his...

Nibombe Wake: AshantiGold hero and Togolese goalkeeping legend passes away

African football is in mourning after the death of an iconic footballer who played for AshantiGold SC and Togo, leaving a lasting mark on the sport Revered for his agility, leadership, and fearless goalkeeping, he became a symbol of...

African banks are aiming for DR Congo’s growth opportunity

Africa’s leading banking groups are targeting DR Congo, enticed by one of the continent’s fastest-growing economies and the promise of a lucrative mining sector, despite the ongoing conflict in the country’s east. Top banks from Kenya, Nigeria,...

U.S.-Ghana Deportee Pact stirs Constitutional, Legal, and Human Rights Crisis

The controversial agreement between the government of Ghana and the United States to accept West African third-country deportees is currently facing a triple threat: a Supreme Court challenge, intense domestic political scrutiny, and severe human...

In Togo, Jobs Now Trump Family Size for Youth

(Togo First) - Togo is experiencing a gradual demographic transition alongside its economic transformation, with the fertility rate dropping from 6.4 to 4.3 children per woman over the past three decades. The trend was a key focus of World...

Hibs ace gets World Cup mission from country's president as players urged to 'make up for' falling short

Rocky Bushiri in Kinshasa for surprise dressing room visit from head of state A special presidential visit to the home team dressing room capped Hibs ace Rocky Bushiri’s most recent international adventure. And the Democratic Republic of Congo...

Togo Launches Sixth Edition of “Consume Local” Month

(Togo First) - • Togo launched the sixth edition of its “Consume Local Month” on October 9, 2025, promoting Made-in-Togo products. • The initiative, held under the UEMOA regional framework, focuses on skills and innovation to strengthen SME...

ECOWAS, World Bank Organise Seminar On International Taxation

A regional seminar on international taxation was held in Accra, Ghana, from September 22nd to 26th, 2025, jointly organized by the World Bank’s EMFTX team and the ECOWAS Commission, with support from regional and international partners. The...

Togo Trains 100 Young Farmers to Advance Agricultural Mechanization

(Togo First) - • The National Agricultural Training Institute (INFA) in Tové trained 100 young people in tractor operation and maintenance. • The program, led by the Ministry of Agriculture and the National Employment Agency (ANPE), aims to expand...

Ghana’s Stephen Adjokatcher Elected Vice President Of Fiata

Mr. Stephen Adjokatcher, President of the Ghana Institute of Freight Forwarders (GIFF), has been elected, Vice President of the International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA), the global body for Freight Forwarders. The...

Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary 2025 Co-Chaired by The Gambia First Lady and Merck Foundation CEO and Inaugurated by the Gambia Vice President and Merck foundation Chairman

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India & Banjul, The Gambia – Business Wire India • First Ladies of Burundi, Central Africa, Liberia, São Tomé & Príncipe and Senegal attend 12th Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary, Co-chaired by The Gambia First Lady and...

Lawmakers split over age-ceiling on soldiers recruitment

…As NPP-era oldies enrolment surface A proposal by the Majority Chief Whip and Member of Parliament for South Dayi, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, to review the maximum age limit for enlistment into the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has ignited a heated...

Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary 2025 Co-Chaired by The Gambia First Lady and Merck Foundation Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Inaugurated by the Gambia Vice President and Merck Foundation Chairman

(MENAFN- News.Africa-Wire) Merck Foundation (), the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, conducted the 12th Edition of their annual conference, “Merck Foundation Africa Asia Lu”inary”, in partnership with the Government of The Gambia, on 14th...

Togo international Asamoah in paralysis fear after China football match collision

Togo international footballer Samuel Asamoah could be left paralysed after he collided with an advertising board and broke his neck during a match in the second tier of Chinese football, his club has said. Video footage showed Asamoah, who plays...

New Cross-Border Market Launches in Northern Togo to Drive Trade and Cohesion

(Togo First) - A new market opened on October 11, 2025, in Bengola, in the Cinkassé 1 commune, northern Togo. The five-hectare facility was built under the Social Cohesion Project (COSO), with support from the Local Authorities Support Fund (FACT)...