Togo is located in West Africa between Ghana and Benin. The capital and largest city of Togo is Lome. The population is made up of various ethnic groups, with the Ewe people living in the south and the Kabye people in the north. Over half of Togo's population is under 15 years old. Togo struggles with poverty, lack of access to education and healthcare, and reliance on subsistence farming. The country aims to improve living conditions through initiatives like vaccinating one million children against preventable diseases.

1. Dillon & Beth
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Mr.McGowan
S1 African Adventure

2. Togo
• Capital City - Lome
• Other Major Cities -
Sokode
• Currency – CFA Fanc
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• Language – French
• Religions – Christian 29%
Muslim 20% Indigenous
Belief 51%

3. History
• Between the 12th and the 18th century, the Ewe, Adja, and related
peoples, who now constitute a majority of the population of southern
Togo and adjoining Ghana, came to this area from the Niger River
Valley as a result of pressure from the east. Portuguese sailors
visited the coast in the 15th and 16th centuries. Slave shipments
began from Grand Popo (now in Benin), Petit Popo (now Anécho),
and other coastal villages; traders introduced the growing of
cassava, coconuts, corn, and other crops in order to provision their
slave ships. The French established trading posts at Petit Popo in
1626 and again in 1767, but abandoned them each time. The
French were again active there and at Porto-Séguro, east of Lomé,
from 1865 to 1883.

4. People
• Togo people are constituted by tribal races who came to the lands of
Togo many years ago. Togo people with their different ethnic,
lingual and religious backgrounds have given Togo culture a
remarkable identity. The entire population of the Togo people have
some 21 races. The primary tribe is the Ewe, found in the southern
regions, while the north is resided by the Kabye. The age as well as
the distribution of the population of Togo people is not at all even
because of the uneven terrain and soil. More than 50% of Togo
people are actually children below 15 years of age. Togo people,
who belong to the Ewe tribe have gained recognition as
professionals, merchants and civil servants. On the other hand, the
Kabye are based on the margins and had emigrated in order to find
jobs.

5. Charity Projects
• Togo is in West Africa between Ghana and Benin.
The country's economic and political crisis in the
early 1990s resulted in the suspension of nearly all
foreign assistance, which impacted severely on the
social sectors. Currently 39 per cent of all school-
age girls are not enrolled or have dropped out of
school. Of those girls who drop out of primary
school, many end up as domestic workers or
become the victims of child trafficking. Eighty-five
per cent of the population is employed in
agriculture, mostly subsistence level farming, yet
food production is insufficient for the country's
needs due to obsolete farming methods and a lack
of water, especially in the north. Diseases such as
dysentery and malaria are widespread, a result of
poor living conditions and a shortage of clean
drinking water combined with a lack of medical
care.

6. Wildlife
Red-Faced Cisticola

7. Africat Cheetah

8. Terrain
• The terrain in Togo is
gently rolling savanna
in north; central hills;
southern plateau; low
coastal plain with
extensive lagoons
and marshes.

9. Landmarks
• In the first nationwide campaign of its kind,
Togo's children will receive four life-saving
interventions at once. The landmark
campaign, intends to reach one million
children under-five with vaccines to
prevent measles and polio, mosquito nets
to prevent malaria and deworming tablets

10. Famous People
• The people of Togo are passionate about soccer, and
there are several soccer leagues in the country. Togo's
national team has qualified for the final stages of the last
two African Nations Cup competitions. Their most
spectacular victory was in February ’98, when they
defeated Ghana 2-1. While the game was being played
the whole nation was huddled around TV sets and when
the final whistle blew tens of thousands of people took to
the streets of the major towns dancing, singing and
waving flags

11. Interesting Facts
• -Greetings include a handshake and verbal "Hello" in French (Bonjour), Ewe (Woezo-
lo!), Kabiye (Alafia-we) or another tribal language.
• -You should use your right hand to give or receive money or other items.
• -Crossing your legs when you sit or talking to someone with your hands in your
pockets is considered condescending.
• -Togolese carry everything on their heads - one banana, a fully-assembled ceiling
fan, up to 300 eggs, firewood, a big basket of chickens, or a 5- gallon pan of water
• -Togolese houses are made of concrete or of mud or brick with straw roofs.
• -Soccer is Togo's favourite sport. People go wild during World Cup competition.
• -Togo's traditional religions stress fetishism and idolatry. Ancestor worship is
common, along with the worship of snakes, trees, rainbows, fire, etc. Fetishes are
used as protection against evil spirits and against other men. (A fetish is an object
that is considered holy or as having some special power.)