· June, 2009

Stories about Togo from June, 2009

Togo Abolishes Death Penalty

  24 June 2009

Togo's National Assembly voted on Tuesday to end the death penalty for all crimes, making it the 15th member of the African Union to abolish capital punishment.

Togo: Democratic culture

  1 June 2009

revedafrique, during a trip home to his village in Togo, was disappointed by the democratic spirit of the youth: “Some still believe, for example, that criticizing the government's policies can land you in prison” [Fr]