Reuters: Togo News

FACTBOX-Attacks in the Gulf of Guinea

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:38:15 +0000

Nov 25 (Reuters) - Pirates attacked an oil tanker off the coast of Benin on Tuesday, killing a Ukrainian officer and stealing the contents of the ship's safe, the head of the West African country's navy said.

UEMOA cenbank frees up $1.5 bln for internal debts

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:37:01 +0000

ABIDJAN, 21 Nov (Reuters) - The central bank for the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) will disburse 700 billion CFA francs ($1.59 billion) so that governments in the eight-nation bloc can pay off internal debts, a statement said.

UPDATE 1-UEMOA cenbank frees up $1.5 bln for internal debts

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:35:55 +0000

* Internal debt of 8-nation group is around 1.4 trillion CFA

IFC invests $100 mln in Africa's Ecobank

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:08:05 +0000

LOME, Nov 21 (Reuters) - The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has invested $100 million in Ecobank Transnational Inc (ETI), the bank said, making the IFC one of the largest shareholders in the pan-African bank.

Soccer-Ivory Coast to face Ghana in African Nations Cup

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:44:36 +0000

LUANDA, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Ivory Coast and Ghana will meet at the African Nations Cup in Angola with Chelsea striker Didier Drogba facing his club mate midfielder Michael Essien.

West African bloc UEMOA cuts 2009 growth forecast

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:57:49 +0000

ABIDJAN, Nov 20 (Reuters) - The eight-nation West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) cut its 2009 economic growth forecast to 3.2 percent from 4.7 percent, Ivory Coast's top finance official said on Friday.

Soccer-Morocco fail to get World Cup qualifier result overturned

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:23:38 +0000

BERNE, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Morocco, held 0-0 at home by Togo in a World Cup qualifier in June, have failed to get the result of the match overturned.

UPDATE 1-Atlantique sees mobile growth in W.Africa

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:52:54 +0000

CAPE TOWN, Nov 11 (Reuters) - West African mobile operator, Atlantique Telecom aims to increase its customer base by up to 20 percent annually, its managing director said on Wednesday. Atlantique Telecom is 82 percent owned by the UAE's Emirates Telecommunications Corp (Etisalat) and operates in Niger, Benin, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Gabon, Togo and the Ivory Coast and has a total of 4.2 million subscribers.

CAR's Patasse gets mixed welcome home from exile

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:42:57 +0000

BANGUI, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Ange Felix Patasse, ousted as Central African Republic's leader in a 2003 coup, returned from exile in Togo late on Friday and has vowed to stand in the country's presidential election next year.

UN investigator tells of horrors of world prisons

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:08:28 +0000

* 10 million people detained worldwide, 1 million children