Our Scans · Togo · Weekly Summary

• [New] An additional three African countries - Burundi, Sierra Leone and Togo - will face partial restrictions. The Africa Edition
• [New] People from another three African countries - Burundi, Sierra Leone and Togo - will be subject to partial restrictions, meaning they will not be able to travel to the US on certain visas. The Guardian
• [New] An additional seven countries will have partial restrictions on travel to the U.S.: Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela. Spectrum News NY1
• [New] Seven more nations - Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela - will face partial restrictions. Travel Weekly Asia
• [New] The entry of people from seven other countries: Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela, will be partially restricted. The Verardo Group's Substack
• The widening security threat in the Sahelian countries is resulting in growing pressure on the neighboring coastal West African countries of Benin, Togo, Ghana, Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea, Senegal, and Mauritania. defenceWeb
• Abidjan-Lagos Corridor: The $15.6 billion Lagos-Abidjan Highway, slated for construction in 2026, will connect Nigeria, Benin, Togo, Ghana and the Ivory Coast, facilitating regional trade. Frontline Market Research
• Liberia is already engaging with Ghana to establish a similar roaming agreement, and we also plan to extend free roaming agreements to Cote d'Ivoire, Togo, and Benin before the close of the year. allAfrica.com
• The four-week exercise will involve the temporary suspension of reverse gas flow from Ghana's Western Region to Tema, also in Ghana, and the shutdown of key facilities in Tema, Ghana; Lome, Togo; and Cotonou, Benin. GhanaWeb
• Increasing onshore security threats, such as terrorism in the northern regions of Benin, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Togo and Nigeria, are putting additional pressure on their capacities and budgetary resources. European Union Institute for Security Studies
• Since then, Mali and Niger have become hotbeds for insurgencies, threatening the stability of their coastal neighbours, including Ghana, Cote d'Ivoire, Togo and Benin. The Conversation
• The French military withdrawal and economic sanctions on already fragile economies have heightened concern that armed groups could spread southwards towards the relatively stable coastal countries of Ghana, Togo, Benin and Ivory Coast. Within Nigeria
• Moderate risk of crowding out funding in Burkina Faso and Togo (which represents one quarter of the total population Malaria Consortium targets with philanthropic funding across Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Chad, and Togo). GiveWell
• Low risk of crowding out funding in Nigeria (which represents three quarters of the total population Malaria Consortium targets with philanthropic funding across Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Chad, and Togo). GiveWell
• Algeria, Tunisia, Ghana, Rwanda, Namibia, Mozambique, Senegal, Togo and South Sudan are among the African countries holding elections in 2024. The Guardian
• A MODERATE security risk zone for northern Ghana and HIGH risk areas for northern Togo and northern Benin have been created due to the spillover risks from active militant groups in Burkina Faso and Niger. Risk Map 2024: What's changed?
• Harvest of coarse grains in the northern parts will start in late September and generally, biomass conditions are good except for localised areas in northern Benin, northern Togo and northern Cote d'Ivoire. EU Science Hub
• The Kremlin may have a long-term goal of securing an Atlantic Ocean port in Togo to support its strategic aims of expanding another flank from which to threaten NATO with naval basing in Africa. Institute for the Study of War
• Russia will have to offset competing partnerships with Togo's remaining non-French Western partners, such as the United States, but a future increase in instability could lead the Togolese government to further increase ties with Russia. Institute for the Study of War
• Russia may have a long-term aim of securing an Atlantic Ocean port in Togo, which would support the Kremlin's strategic efforts to increase its threat to NATO's flanks through basing in Africa. Institute for the Study of War
• In the coastal states of Togo, Benin, Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire, there are fears that extremist groups, mainly active in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger could extend their sphere of action to their national territories. BAMF - Bundesamt fuUr Migration und FluUchtlinge
• The highway project, envisioned by the ECOWAS Commission would link five countries: Nigeria, Benin, Togo, Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire to promote economic integration, growth while, enhancing free movement among the member countries of the ECOWAS. Ghana News Agency

Last updated: 13 June 2025