The number of people who have fled crisis-hit Togo rose to 22,600 today, but the flow of refugees from the tiny West African nation has slowed sharply in recent days, the UN refugee agency said.

At least six people were killed in violent protests that broke out after the son of Togo’s late dictator was declared the winner of presidential elections, officials said today.

At least three soldiers were killed in violent protests that broke out after the son of Togo’s late dictator was declared the winner of presidential elections, officials said today.

A celebration at the gates of Togo President Gnassingbe Eyadema’s palace in Lome turned into a stampede today, killing at least 13 people as excited crowds tried to surge onto palace grounds.

AFRICA'S new political union was launched yesterday with the continent's economic powerhouse, South Africa, firmly in the driving seat.