Latest news in Togo? September 4th, 2026

Here are the key headlines and developments in and involving Togo around September 4, 2026:

• Leading the UN Vote on World Map Projections: Togo has taken center stage at the United Nations General Assembly, sponsoring an African Union-backed resolution to phase out the traditional Mercator projection in international usage in favor of map models that accurately represent Africa’s true geographical scale. Togolese officials also announced plans to host a major implementation summit in Lomé with UNESCO and international mapping partners. The Guardian
• Release of Detained French Journalists: Two French documentary filmmakers who had been detained in Lomé alongside their local fixer were granted provisional release and cleared to return to France following domestic and international press freedom appeals. icilome.com
• Opposition and Press Freedom Concerns: Civil society groups and opposition coalitions issued statements condemning recent legal intimidation and threats against prominent investigative journalist Ferdinand Ayité and other local reporters, while holding public discussions in Lomé regarding political reform. icilome.com
• Diplomatic Engagements: Togolese leadership recently attended the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit, concluding new bilateral investment and cooperation pacts with Eurasian partners as part of Lomé’s continued diplomatic diversification strategy.
• Infrastructure and Energy Notice: The national power utility, CEET, is managing scheduled power supply interruptions across parts of the country through mid-September due to maintenance operations on the West African Gas Pipeline (WAGP). icilome.com