The following events occurred in Togo in the year 2020.

Incumbents

President: Faure Gnassingbé Prime Minister: Komi Sélom Klassou

Events 7 January – Emeritus Archbishop of Lomé, Philippe Fanoko Kossi Kpodzro, calls for the suspension of the February 22 presidential election to pave the way for electoral reforms. 14 January – Authorities in Ivory Coast say they rescued 137 children from Benin, Ghana, Niger, Nigeria, and Togo, aged 6 to 17, who were the victims of traffickers and groomed to work on cocoa plantations or in prostitution.Cote d'Ivoire: Ivory Coast Rescues 137 Child Trafficking Victims 22 January – Globeleq and the government of Togo sign an agreement to develop between 24MW and 30MW of reliable, low cost, 100% renewable energy to support Togo's industrial development.Togo: Globeleq to Develop Renewable Energy Project in Togo allAfrica, 22 Jan 2020, retrieved 8 Feb 2020 22 February – 2020 Togolese presidential election: President Faure Gnassingbé of the Union for the Republic (UPR) is re-elected for his fourth term with 71% of the vote in the first round. 6 March – Togolese authorities announce the first COVID-19 case in the country, a 42-year-old Togolese woman who travelled between Germany, France, Turkey, and Benin before returning to Togo. 15 March – In a historic first, all Peace Corps volunteers worldwide are withdrawn from their host countries. 27 March – The first COVID-19 death occurs in the country. 27 April – Independence Day (from France, 1960) 25 May – Africa Day 14 September – COVID-19 pandemic in Togo: Togo receives 12 health workers sent by the government of Cuba.

Deaths 11 April – Edem Kodjo, 81, politician, Prime Minister (1994–1996, 2005–2006) and Chairperson of the African Union Commission (1978–1983)Edem Kodjo: Togo mourns ex-Prime Minister, Africa remembers ex-OAU chief 30 May – Yawovi Agboyibo, 76, politician, Prime Minister (2006–2007)Togo / Deuil : Me Yawovi Agboyibo est décédé 15 October – Fambaré Ouattara Natchaba, 75, politician, President of the National Assembly (2000–2005), Minister of Foreign Affairs (1992–1994) and MP (1994–2005).Togo en deuil : l’ancien Président de l’Assemblée nationale Fambaré Ouattara Natchaba est mort

See also

2020 in West Africa 2020 in politics and government 2020s in political history Economic Community of West African States Community of Sahel–Saharan States COVID-19 pandemic in Togo COVID-19 pandemic in Africa

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