By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Togotopnews
The Platform of Organisations for the Defence of Domestic Workers’ Rights in Togo held a press conference in Lomé to demand effective recognition of domestic workers’ rights. The 17 October meeting was part of activities under its 2026 action plan, according to Togotopnews.
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The University of Lomé will organise its 2026-2027 Harmattan semester using a hybrid model, with six weeks of in-person classes and distance learning via the e-learn platform. Teaching activities will run from 19 October 2026 to 23 January 2027, according to the calendar set by the academic administration.
🇹🇬 Togo · Source: 24heureinfo ·
The African Capacity Building Foundation brought 50 participants together in Lomé to train Togolese micro, small and medium-sized enterprises in AfCFTA export rules. The 9 October 2026 workshop aims to help these businesses, which account for more than 90% of the country’s enterprises, access the continental market, according to Focusinfos.
🇹🇬 Togo · Source: Focusinfos ·
UNOPS employees accuse the Central Africa and North Africa offices, led by Nathalie Angibeau, of abuse of power, harassment and reprisals. Nearly 50 Central African workers could be laid off by December 2026, according to a whistleblowing letter made public on 13 August and reported by Corbeaunews Centrafrique.
🇨🇫 Central African Republic · Source: Corbeaunews Centrafrique ·
Togo is taking part in a meeting of the directors-general of customs of the Alliance of Sahel States and the commissioner-general of the Togolese Revenue Office, which opened on 15 October 2026 in Ouagadougou. The discussions concern harmonising procedures, interconnecting IT systems and securing transit, in order to reduce the time needed to transport goods to Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, reports Togotopnews.
🇹🇬 Togo · Source: Togotopnews ·
Togo hospital union renews demands for bonuses and recruitmentThe National Union of Hospital Practitioners of Togo is renewing its demands for bonuses and the recruitment of health workers. The brief report by 24heureinfo gives no details of the demands or planned follow-up, after an earlier announcement of possible union action on 17 October.
Two Liberian senators reject abolishing jury trialsLiberian senators Amara M. Konneh and Abe Darius Dillon reject Supreme Court Chief Justice Yamie Quiqui Gbeisay’s proposal to abolish jury trials, despite acknowledging problems with tampering and corruption. They instead call for reforming the system and note that abolition would require, according to Konneh, a two-thirds vote in Parliament and a referendum, reports The Analyst.The week in Africa
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