Violent extremist organizations from northern Benin and Burkina Faso are increasingly targeting northern Togo as conflicts from the Sahel spill into coastal countries. Four people on a tricycle in the north-central town of Bonzougou were
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Au Togo, une attaque d’ampleur rappelle la menace djihadiste
Une centaine de combattants affiliés à Al-Qaida, en provenance du Burkina Faso, ont attaqué un poste avancé de l’armée togolaise dans le nord du pays. Jamais le Togo n’avait connu une attaque d’une telle ampleur.