Togo News

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“I'm wondering how the [ruling party] is going to handle this outcome, because it's the way everyone deals with these results that will show whether [the country's] political crisis is resolved”

LOME, 30 October 2007 - Togo's Constitutional Court has confirmed that the ruling party won a majority in the 14 October election, after the main opposition party had contested the results, charging fraud. via IRIN News

“Given this situation and in an effort to maintain calm, the electoral commission has decided not to announce provisional results for Lome”

Togo's national election commission said on Sunday that it could not announce the full results of last week's parliamentary election because of apparent irregularities during vote-counting in the capital Lome. via News24

“The national election commission declared that those ballot papers would be valid enough without the stickers and that was a good common sense good will solution to a practical problem”

Opposition parties in Togo say votes from Sunday's legislative election have been counted unfairly, but international observers say the election has been largely free and fair. via Voice of America

The Confederation of African Football have opened an inquiry into violent clashes which took place after last Friday's 2008 African Nations Cup qualifier between Togo and Mali in Lome. via Paddock Talk

“The main part of the poverty [in Cote d'Ivoire] is found in rural areas”

DAKAR, 20 October 2007 - CONTENTS: COTE D'IVOIRE: Malnutrition worsens, FAO says NIGERIA: Food shortages on the horizon with northern farmers declaring bad crop TOGO: Observers sanction elections while ... via AlertNet

“The waters had diminished so we could get the voting materials in and we made sure to put the voting stations in very accessible places”

Crucial parliamentary elections in Togo, which donors said they would use as a benchmark for whether the country is ready to start receiving development aid again, were flawed according to opposition leaders ... via AllAfrica.com

“The waters had diminished so we could get the voting materials in and we made sure to put the voting stations in very accessible places”

Crucial parliamentary elections in Togo, which donors said they would use as a benchmark for whether the country is ready to start receiving development aid again, were flawed according to opposition leaders ... via AllAfrica.com

Togo's ruling Rally for the Togolese People won an overall majority of seats in parliamentary elections, securing 49 out of 81 seats, the national electoral commission said, citing provisional results. via Independent Online

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“In spite of a few shortfalls, the legislative elections on Sunday were free, fair and open”

Regulars Interact Lom, Togo 16 October 2007 02:31 Landmark weekend parliamentary elections in Togo were "free, fair and open", observers from the Economic Community of West African States concluded in a report ... via Mail & Guardian

The Togolese army and security forces were allowed to vote early The West African state of Togo is set to hold its first parliamentary elections since the death of Gnassingbe Eyadema, who had ruled for 38 ... via BBC

Supporters of the Union of Forces for Change , led by Gilchrist Olympio, gather for an electoral meeting in Lome, 11 October 2007. via TurkishPress.com

Togo, a narrow strip of land on Africa's west coast, has for years been the target of criticism over its human rights record and political governance. via BBC

“The successful holding of these elections is a decisive step on the path to a just and lasting settlement of this crisis which is sapping our country, and to its return to normal relations with all its development partners”

Regulars Interact John Zodzi Lom, Togo 11 October 2007 04:33 Togo holds parliamentary elections on Sunday that, if free and fair, could convince international donors that the small West African state has fully ... via Mail & Guardian

“They are compelled to succeed in these elections to clear up the political climate.”

People in Togo will on Sunday elect a new parliament in polls that test both the ruling party's grip on power and whether the west African country gets aid from the European Union after a 14-year suspension. via Sunday Times

“It needs to be taken seriously.”

If Togo's parliamentary election set for 14 October is peaceful and credible, the country could shed the burden of its tumultuous and undemocratic past and regain favour with the international community, ... via AlertNet

LOME, Togo, Sept. 29 The government of Togo says it urgently needs food and medicine to help 20,000 people left homeless by flooding in Africa. via Earth Times

Rwanda attains 95% schooling rate Kigali, Rwanda - The schooling rate of children aged 7-12 years is estimated at 95% this year in Rwanda whereas the average number of pupils per class is estimated at 52 ... via Panapress