2026 in Togo
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Events in the year 2026 in Togo.
Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]- 20 January – Togolese authorities arrest and extradite former Burkinabé president Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba to Ouagadougou following a formal request from Burkina Faso.[2]
- 31 January – A semitrailer truck and a bus collide in Centrale Region, killing 10 people and injuring nine.[3]
- 8 March – A truck crashes into a tricycle in Kozah, killing 14 people and injuring 58.[4]
- 18 May – Togo grants visa-free entry for 30 days to citizens of all African nations.[5]
Holidays
[edit]Source:[6]
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 13 January – Liberation Day
- 30 March – Korité
- 6 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
[edit]- 7 January – Madjoulba Batocfetou, agronomic engineer.[7]
- 15 February – Bitokotipou Yagninim, 84, minister of justice (1990) and senator (since 2025).[8]
- 8 April – Abass Kaboua, 63, senator (since 2025).[9]
- 5 June – Tchamola Tanko, footballer (Foadan FC).[10]
References
[edit]- ^ First, Togo. "Togo Elects Former Opposition Leader Jean-Lucien Savi de Tové as President". Togo First. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
- ^ Tadegnon, Noel Kokou (20 January 2026). "Togo expels ex-Burkina Faso leader after coup plot claim, sources say". Reuters. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
- ^ "Grave accident sur la route nationale N° 1 : 10 morts et 9 blessés" [Serious accident on National Route No. 1: 10 dead and 9 injured]. La Nouvelle République (in French). 31 January 2026. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
- ^ "Road accident leaves 14 dead in northern Togo". Agence de Press Africaine. 8 March 2026. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
- ^ "Togo opens borders to African travelers visa-free". Africanews. 20 May 2026.
- ^ "Togo Public Holidays 2026". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
- ^ "Madjoulba BATOCFETOU, patron de l'ICAT s'est éteint". Agridigitale (in French). Retrieved 10 January 2026.
- ^ "Togo: Décès du Sénateur Bitokotipou Yagninim". Actu-Togo (in French). 15 February 2026. Retrieved 15 February 2026.
- ^ "Togo : Abass Kaboua tire sa révérence". AuxNouvelles (in French). 9 April 2026. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
- ^ "CARNET NOIR : DECES DE L'ANCIEN CAPITAINE DE FOADAN FC, TCHAMOLA TANKO". MiwakiSports365 (in French). 5 June 2026. Retrieved 8 June 2026.
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