At least five people have been killed in clashes between police and protesters in the West African country of Togo, the government says.

Voters in Togo are going to the polls to choose a new president in an election that could see incumbent Faure Gnassingbe win power for a third five-year term.

Security forces have used rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse thousands of stone-throwing people protesting a potential re-election bid by the president in the Togolese capital Lome.

A 12-year-old student has been killed and another injured during the clashes between security forces and protesters in a demonstration in the tiny West African nation of Togo.

Togo is hosting the second edition of the International Eco-tourism Festival (FESTIECO) with "environment" as the key word for the event to boost the industry in the West African country.

LOME, Togo (AP) — Loik Le Floch-Prigent, the former chief executive officer of the French oil corporation Elf, appeared in a Togo court late Monday for a preliminary hearing on charges that he abetted efforts to defraud an Emirati businessman.

LOME, Togo (AP) — Loik Le Floch-Prigent, the former chief executive officer of the French oil corporation Elf, was extradited to Togo from Ivory Coast and will soon appear before a High Court judge here on charges of abetment of crime to defraud an Emirati businessman.

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LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Pirates attacked an oil tanker Tuesday off the coast of Togo, taking control of its bridge and kidnapping 24 sailors before escaping amid an exchange of gunfire with a naval patrol boat, an anti-piracy organization said.

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Togo's security minister said Sunday authorities have released 119 people who were detained during this week's rallies organised by an opposition coalition that led to clashes between police and demonstrators.

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Thousands of protesters marched without incident in the Togolese capital Lome on Saturday after two days of rallies earlier in the week that saw clashes between demonstrators and police.

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Togolese authorities fired tear gas Tuesday to disperse a protest by several thousand people in the capital Lome, the latest such move in the volatile build-up to parliamentary polls expected in October.

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Togo's security minister on Monday vowed that an opposition rally planned for a key district in the capital would not take place, as authorities would block access to the area.

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Several thousand people demonstrated in the capital of the West African nation of Togo on Saturday in the latest protest ahead of parliamentary elections expected in October.

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Several thousands anti-government demonstrators rallied in Togo's capital on Saturday to protest what they say is a crackdown on the opposition movement.

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A US-based media rights group has condemned an attack on a local journalist covering a protest in Togo and urged the authorities to punish the perpetrators.

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reuters

Thirty-six people were killed when gusting winds capsized several boats on a lake in southeastern Togo at the weekend, the government and witnesses said.

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At least 21 people have been killed and more than 82 000 affected by flooding in the small West African nation of Togo in recent months, the government said on Friday, adding that victims were in need of aid.