2025 in Togo

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Events in the year 2025 in Togo .

Incumbents

• 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

February

• 15 February – 2025 Togolese Senate election  [ fr ]: The ruling Union for the Republic wins 34 of 41 seats in the newly established Senate of Togo  [ fr ]. ^[1]

April

• 4 April – The Togo International Festival of Fashion is held in Lomé. ^[2]

May

• 3 May –
  • 2025 Togolese presidential election: Jean-Lucien Savi de Tové is unanimously elected as president by the National Assembly. ^[3]
  • President Faure Gnassingbé is appointed as President of the Council of Ministers by the National Assembly. ^[4]

June

• 4 June – US President Donald Trump issues a proclamation imposing partial restrictions on Togolese nationals travelling to the United States. ^[5]
• 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. ^[6]
• 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. ^{[7] [8]}

July

• 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. ^{[9] [10]}
• 24 July – Protests erupt in Lomé against the new constitution and Prime Minister Faure Gnassingbé. ^[11]

September

• 17 September – Former defense minister Marguerite Gnakadè, who is also a sister-in-law and critic of President Gnassingbé, is arrested at her residence. ^[12]

Holidays

Further information: Public holidays in Togo

Source: ^[13]

• 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

• 23 April – Eugène Koffi Adoboli, 90, prime minister (1999–2000) ^[14]

References

1. "Togo Ruling Party Wins Senate Election". Barron's. 16 February 2025. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
2. "Togo International Festival of Fashion (FIMO), Lome, Togo". FIMO. Retrieved 2025-04-17.
3. "Togo elects new president". Xinhua News. 4 May 2025.
4. "Togolese opposition leader rejects Gnassingbe's new role". Africanews. 6 May 2025. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
5. "What we know about Trump's latest travel ban". BBC. 5 June 2025. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
6. "Togo suspends French state-owned broadcasters RFI and France 24 for alleged biased reporting". AP News. 17 June 2025. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
7. "Three days of protests leave seven dead in Togo, rights groups say". BBC. 30 June 2025. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
8. Kaglan, Erick. "Togo protests signal youth anger at dynastic rule – but is change possible?". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
9. "Low turnout in Togo municipal elections seen as test for the country's president". AP News. 18 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
10. "Togo: ruling party wins over 75% of votes in municipal elections". Africanews. 22 July 2025. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
11. "Togo protests: Faure Gnassingbé's dynastic power play sparks youth anger". BBC. 2025-07-23. Retrieved 2025-07-28.
12. "Togo: President's sister-in-law, a former defence minister, arrested". Africanews. 18 September 2025. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
13. "Togo Public Holidays 2025". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
14. "Eugène Koffi Adoboli est décédé". Republic of Togo. Retrieved 24 April 2025.

External links

• Online calendar