More beach front camping, outside Lome

Briefly Togo

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January 21st 2003
Since Accra, we have been back to paradise (beach resort - good food, beer, waves, sun, palm trees...) for a few days more R & R, then we headed out of Ghana to Togo. We only had a couple of days in Togo, we only got a transit visa on the border. We did not do a lot there, we drove along the coast rode, stopped in Lome, went round the market, artisan stalls, supermarket (olive oil and wine!), a ... read more

Africa » Togo » Lome

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French Togoland became Togo in 1960. Gen. Gnassingbe EYADEMA, installed as military ruler in 1967, continued to rule well into the 21st century. Despite the facade of multiparty elections instituted in the early 1990s, the government continued to be ... ... read more