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.

Masked gunmen torched a German cultural centre in Togo today, leaving the main library building gutted and a van in ashes in the latest violence gripping the country since disputed presidential elections.

Masked gunmen torched a German cultural centre in Togo today, leaving the main library building gutted and a van in ashes in the latest violence gripping the country since disputed presidential elections.

AT LEAST six people, three soldiers and three civilians, were killed in protests that broke out after Faure Gnassingbe, the son of Togo’s late dictator, was declared the winner of presidential elections, officials said yesterday.

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.

WEST African leaders have lifted sanctions against Togo after its military-installed president stepped down. However, the African Union warned the government must now ensure its presidential elections be fair and transparent.