Germany's 30-year rule in Togoland seemed relatively peaceful compared to other German colonies, and Togoland was promoted as "a model colony." But it was a self-serving myth for German colonial ...

Germany's control over Togoland drastically altered traditional power structures, favoring compliant chiefs and running roughshod over cultural norms. We explore how punitive expeditions and colonial ...

In Guinea black Africans voted no and got their independence. In Togoland they did not have to vote, but they won a far brighter victory. Togoland is a hot and humid little country lying between Ghana ...

This page is no longer being updated. It was last updated on 21 May 2024 Togo, a narrow strip of land on Africa's west coast, has for years been the target of criticism over its human rights record ...

Exactly 52 years ago, on Wednesday the 9th of May 1956, the people of the Trans Volta Togoland (TVT) went to the polls to decide their future with the union with the then Gold Coast. There were only ...

Togo, a narrow strip of land on Africa's west coast, has for years been the target of criticism over its human rights record and political governance. Gaining independence from France in 1960, Togo ...