2025 in Togo
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Events in the year 2025 in Togo.
Incumbents
[edit]- President: Faure Gnassingbé (until 3 May); Jean-Lucien Savi de Tové (since 3 May)
- Prime Minister: Victoire Tomegah Dogbé (office abolished 3 May)
- President of the Council of Ministers: Faure Gnassingbé (office established 3 May)
Events
[edit]February
[edit]- 15 February – 2025 Togolese Senate election: The ruling Union for the Republic wins 34 of 41 seats in the newly established Senate of Togo.[1]
April
[edit]May
[edit]- 3 May – President Faure Gnassingbé is appointed as President of the Council of Ministers by Parliament.[3]
June
[edit]- 4 June – US President Donald Trump issues a proclamation imposing partial restrictions on Togolese nationals travelling to the United States.[4]
- 16 June – The High Authority for Audiovisual Communication issues a three-month suspension of operations in Togo against Radio France Internationale and France 24, citing alleged bias in reporting.[5]
- 29 June – At least seven people are reportedly killed and 60 arrested, following three days of protests against the government of Faure Gnassingbé in Lomé.[6][7]
July
[edit]- 17 July – 2025 Togolese municipal elections: The ruling Union for the Republic wins 75% of the vote and 1,150 contested positions amid low turnout.[8][9]
- 24 July – Protests erupt in Lomé against the new constitution and Prime Minister Faure Gnassingbé.[10]
Holidays
[edit]Source:[11]
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 13 January – Liberation Day
- 30 March – Korité
- 21 April – Easter Monday
- 27 April – Independence Day
- 1 May – Labour Day
- 29 May – Ascension Day
- 6 June – Tabaski
- 9 June – Whit Monday
- 21 June – Martyrs' Day
- 15 August – Assumption Day
- 1 November – All Saints' Day
- 25 December – Christmas Day
Deaths
[edit]- 23 April – Eugène Koffi Adoboli, 90, prime minister (1999–2000)[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Togo Ruling Party Wins Senate Election". Barron's. 16 February 2025. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
- ^ "Togo International Festival of Fashion (FIMO), Lome, Togo". FIMO. Retrieved 2025-04-17.
- ^ "Togolese opposition leader rejects Gnassingbe's new role". Africanews. 6 May 2025. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ "What we know about Trump's latest travel ban". BBC. 5 June 2025. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
- ^ "Togo suspends French state-owned broadcasters RFI and France 24 for alleged biased reporting". AP News. 17 June 2025. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
- ^ "Three days of protests leave seven dead in Togo, rights groups say". BBC. 30 June 2025. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
- ^ Kaglan, Erick. "Togo protests signal youth anger at dynastic rule – but is change possible?". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
- ^ "Low turnout in Togo municipal elections seen as test for the country's president". AP News. 18 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ "Togo: ruling party wins over 75% of votes in municipal elections". Africanews. 22 July 2025. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
- ^ "Togo protests: Faure Gnassingbé's dynastic power play sparks youth anger". BBC. 2025-07-23. Retrieved 2025-07-28.
- ^ "Togo Public Holidays 2025". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- ^ "Eugène Koffi Adoboli est décédé". Republic of Togo. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
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