February 02, 2013
Togo/Burkina Faso: Unlikely Challengers Gear Up for Afcon Quarters
Before this edition of the Africa Cup of Nations started, few would have put money on either Burkina Faso or Togo reaching the semi-finals.. Read more »
January 30, 2013
Togo/Tunisia: Tempers Flare Over Referee At Togo-Tunisia Clash
Togo felt they had the entire world against them on Wednesday when a series of refereeing decisions went against them, but in the end they managed to hang on for a piece of… Read more »
Togo/Tunisia: Lively Togo Make History At Afcon Finals
Togo wrote a piece of history for themselves at the African Nations Cup on Wednesday, gaining the point they needed off Tunisia to advance to the quarter-finals. Read more »
January 29, 2013
Togo/Tunisia: Hawks Hope to Swoop Down On North Africans Again
Togo need just a draw against Tunisia in Nelspruit on Wednesday to reach the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals for the first time in their history. Read more »
January 27, 2013
Algeria/Togo: Desert Foxes Crash Out of Cup of Nations
Algeria have failed once again to turn their potential into a successful Africa Cup of Nations campaign, becoming the first side dumped out of the 2013 tournament in South Africa. Read more »
January 26, 2013
Togo/Algeria: Hawks Knock Out Africa's No. 2 Team
Togo knocked Algeria out of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations in a 2-0 victory in a Group D clash at the Royal Bafokeng Stadium in Rustenburg on Saturday night. Read more »
January 25, 2013
Algeria/Togo: Desert Foxes Have Backs Against Wall
Algeria have admitted that it is win or bust for them in their 2013 Africa Cup of Nations Group D clash with Togo in Rustenburg on Saturday. Read more »
January 23, 2013
Cote d'Ivoire/Togo: Elephants Shun Afcon 'Favourites' Tag
Cote d’Ivoire breathed a collective sigh of relief at winning their opening match at the African Nations Cup, sneaking in a last gasp goal to beat a gallant Togo 2-1 in a… Read more »
January 22, 2013
Cote d'Ivoire/Togo: Testy Togo Make Elephants Toil to Win
Favourites Cote d'Ivoire got the victory they were expected to achieve at the start of their bid for African Nations Cup glory - but they hadn't expected as much toil as they were… Read more »
January 21, 2013
Cote d'Ivoire/Togo: Africa's Top Football Side Face Last Hurrah
There is much expectation of a Cote d’Ivoire victory in this 2013 Africa Cup of Nations as they begin their Group D campaign against Togo in Rustenburg on Tuesday. Read more »
January 17, 2013
Africa: Superstars and Minnows Alike Gear Up for Soccer Glory
The 2013 Africa Cup of Nations presents Cote d’Ivoire with what will possibly be the final chance for their so-called Golden Generation to claim the continent’s top… Read more »
October 24, 2012
Africa: Tricky Draws for Soccer's Africa Cup of Nations
Hosts South Africa have been handed a tricky draw in the group stages of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations to be played from January 19 to February 10, while Ghana's Black Stars face… Read more »
June 14, 2012
Togo: Protests Continue for Third Day in Lomé
Protests are continuing for a third day in Lomé after two days of clashes between security forces and demonstrators calling for reforms ahead of upcoming elections. Read more »
October 04, 2010
Africa: Governance Improves in Liberia, Angola, Togo But Declines in Eritrea, Madasgascar
Governance standards have improved significantly in Angola, Liberia and Togo over the past four years, but have declined in Eritrea and Madagascar, according to a leading survey… Read more »
March 03, 2010
Togo: Incumbent Faces Strong Challenge at Polls
Togo's election campaign culminated in a major show of strength at rallies in the capital, Lomé, ahead of the presidential poll on Thursday. Read more »
February 06, 2010
Togo: Thousands Protest Africa Cup Ban
Thousands of people have demonstrated in Lome over Togo's exclusion from the next two tournaments of the African Cup of Nations. Read more »
January 30, 2010
Togo: Nation Suspended From Soccer for Two Years
Togo has been suspended from the Africa Cup of Nations for the next two years following its withdrawal from the tournament earlier this month. Read more »
September 06, 2009
Ghana/Sudan: Black Stars Qualify for 2010 World Cup
Ghana's Black Stars became the first African soccer team to qualify for the 2010 World Cup when they beat Sudan at home in Accra by two goals to nil. Read more »
March 31, 2009
Africa: There Are No Small Soccer Teams on Continent
The 20 teams who took part in last weekend's round of qualifying matches for the 2010 World Cup and African Cup of Nations tournaments experienced mixed fortunes. Read more »
August 13, 2008
Togo: Nation Wins First Olympic Medal
Benjamin Boukpeti earned a bronze medal for Togo in the men's kayak slalom, the first ever Olympic win for the West African nation. Read more »
May 07, 2008
Africa: Nine New U.S. Ambassadors Nominated
Nine nominees to serve as U.S. ambassadors in Africa appeared before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday for confirmation. Read more »
June 04, 2007
Sierra Leone/Togo: Helicopter Crash Kills at Least 19
A Paramount Airlines helicopter in Sierra Leone crashed Sunday, reportedly killing at least 19. The helicopter was carrying passengers from an African Cup of Nations qualifying… Read more »
February 11, 2005
South Africa: Mbeki Condemns Leadership Transition in Togo, Outlines Foreign Policy Views in Annual Address
President Thabo Mbeki of South Africa has condemned the leadership transition in Togo, warning that it should send a message to the people of Côte d'Ivoire on the urgency of… Read more »
January 15, 2004
Africa: Two African Students At Elite French Military School Die Of Cold In Training Exercise
Two African student soldiers from the prestigious Saint Cyr military school in France died of exposure overnight on Tuesday, after a snowstorm during a training exercise in the… Read more »
November 12, 2003
West Africa: West African Leaders Call for UN Peacekeepers in Ivory Coast
West African leaders called on the United Nations Tuesday to convert the regional peacekeeping mission operating in troubled Cote d'Ivoire into a UN peacekeeping force. Read more »