Togo

Togo and the United States launched on Tuesday a FCFA 1.376 billion (US $2 million) initiative against child trafficking. Officials said the project would help attract and retain children in schools.

Lack of progress in talks between Togo's opposition and presidential bloc has prompted the withdrawal of funding for facilitation of dialogue between the two sides, and heightened fears of a worsening political climate in the West African nation.

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemns the increased persecution of and threats against Togolese journalists.

Togo's office of the International Catholic Child Bureau, using a US $343,000 contribution from the French government, has launched a three-year project to combat child labour across the country.

A few days after "La Tribune du peuple", two weekly newspapers were seized for publishing "false statements".

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