GCTF-10th-Ministerial meeting in New York sept.2019

Togo: President Gnassingbé’s re-election confirmed

Togo’s President Faure Gnassingbé has won re-election with 71% of the vote, final results from the constitutional court showed on Tuesday. Gnassingbé’s challenger Agbeyome Kodjo, who was shown with 19% of the vote, had also claimed victory. “This proclamation is final and closes the debate on the presidential election of Feb. 22,” the head of […]

Wood Processing, catalyst for Africa’s industrialization – report

More investments in the wood processing industries would be conducive to African industrialization and integration, said the African natural Resources Management and Investment Center. In a report, the center highlighted the transformative potential of wood processing across the continent in terms of boosting growth and offering jobs as well as promoting integrated markets. Wood processing […]

Activists arrested in Senegal, outstanding academic handed prison sentence in Mali

An activist and a preacher were arrested in Senegal and a well-known academic was sentenced to two years in prison in Mali, all for criticizing their respective governments, casting a shadow over basic human rights and mainly freedom of expression in both countries. The two individuals were taken into police custody in Senegal’s capital, Dakar, […]