By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on 24 Heure Info
Colonel Pitassa Balkaî took office as prefect of Est-Mono on 9 November 2026 in Elavagnon, after a handover ceremony with Colonel Biténiwé Kouma. The new prefect pledged to prioritise harmony and consultation, according to 24 Heure Info.
New military magistrates were sworn in on Tuesday 10 November 2026 before the Court of Appeal in Lomé. They include Lieutenant Colonel Apinafalo Watala, Captain Coulibaley Bogra, Battalion Commander Amona N’néfi and police commissioner Kangbeni Damworeh, according to 24 Heure Info.
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The University of Kara hosted an inaugural lecture on 10 November 2026 on the permanent integration of anti-corruption education into its courses. The initiative is led by the High Authority for the Prevention and Fight against Corruption (HAPLUCIA), according to 24 Heure Info.
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The Association of Writers of Togo honoured five figures from Togolese literature on 6 November 2026 at the University of Lomé. Joseph Kokou Koffigoh and Assiba Akakpo were recognised during their lifetimes, while a posthumous tribute was paid to Koffi Gomez, Rita Têlé Mensah-Amendah and Mathias Kokou Eli Aithnard, according to 24 Heure Info.
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Kara University will register students without a certificate of nationality from 23 to 28 October 2026. The campaign concerns students lacking this document, according to 24 Heure Info.
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Togolese opposition figure calls Lomé evictions brutal and lacking support measuresGeorges William Kouessan, president of the opposition party Santé du Peuple and a candidate in the 2020 presidential election, criticised the method of the evictions in Lomé on Pyramide TV. He accepts that the State must reclaim road rights-of-way, but regrets the absence of support measures for authorised traders who paid taxes, according to Icilome.
Judge calls for victim protection agency in LagosJudge Rahman Oshodi has called on the Lagos State Government to establish the agency tasked with helping and protecting victims and witnesses, provided for under a law adopted in 2024. He made the call in a ruling acquitting a 54-year-old man accused of raping his daughter, according to Punch.The week in Africa
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