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Africa » Togo April 1st 2005

"Issuing useless communiques and condemnations by toothless organizations such as the African Union and the ECOWAS group (of West African countries) won't get democracy restored anywhere on the continent, especially in Togo. It is simply pathetic. It won't work...What happened in Togo is a disgrace and shameful. It would greatly set back the course of democratization in Africa." (Ghana's National Democrat in February 2005). I've just had an enjoyable stay in Togo, but back in February, knowing that I intended to visit Togo, I was worried that things there might turn ugly. Lome, the capital could be a beautiful city, the country prosperous and the tourism industry vibrant. For those of you that don't follow African politics on February 5th, Africa's longest serving President in power Gnassingbe Eyadema died. He had run the country ... read more
Marche des Fetishiers
Lome - ECOWAS
Central Lome

Africa » Togo » Lome 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 cafe for some bissap juice (yummy), camped by the beach, swum, lazed around, and drove on to Benin. Togo was ok, Lome is a dump, crowded, hot, sweaty, dirty... A bit of a short entry, but we wanted to try and have at least one entry per country!... read more
Nick and Rachel and the fire grate




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