The View of Ghana’s Volta Region from Pic d’Agou How often do you get to say that you’ve been to the highest point in a nation? Togo is a relatively flat country, but there is a small smattering of mountains in the southwest quadrant near the border with…
The Grande Marché and Cathédrale du Sacré-Cœur de Lomé (Sacred Heart Cathedral of Lomé) at night Lomé, like so many African capitals, is given the short shrift in guide books and online resources. Lonely Planet lists a meager four sights to visit in the Togolese capital (and none…
So close to Lomé that you could hardly classify visiting them as a “day trip,” the charming cities of Agbodrafo and Togoville lie on the shores of Lac Togo (Lake Togo) just 31km (19mi) east of the capital.
Togo’s history has not been a happy one. From the slave trade to European colonization to a familial regime that has run the country for the past 53 years and counting, the Togolese know all too well the meaning of the word, “struggle.”