Togo pursues an active foreign policy and participates in many international organizations. It is particularly active in West African regional affairs and in the African Union. Relations between Togo and neighboring states are generally good.
Diplomatic relations
List of countries which Togo maintains diplomatic relations with:
Both countries established diplomatic relations on 27 September 1988 when M. Brito Sozinho , Angola's Ambassador to Nigeria, presented his credentials to the Togolese Head of State, General Gnassingbe Eyadema.[73]
Both countries established diplomatic relations on 5 September 1983 when Ambassador of Benin to Togo (resident in accra) Mr. Lucien Tonoukoin presented his credentials to Head of State General Eyadema.[63]
Both countries established diplomatic relations on 10 April 1985 when Ambassador of Chad Mr. Youssouf Nboudou Mbami presented his credentials to President of Togo.[68]
Both countries established diplomatic relations on 14 July 1970 when Congo-Kinshasa's first Ambassador to Togo, Mr. Kondo Belan, presented his credentials to Head of State Etienne Eyadema.[144]
The two countries maintain diplomatic relations and President of Togo Faure Gnassingbé visited the Republic of the Congo in November 2023 meeting Congolese President Denis Sassou Nguesso.[145]
Both countries established diplomatic relations on 21 June 1968 when Mrs. Johanne Wright , ambassador of Denmark to Ivory Coast and to Togo , presented his letters of credence to Togo.[31]
Both countries established diplomatic relations on 11 December 1982 when Ambassador of Ethiopia (resident in Accra) Mr. Kasate Berham Babina presented letters of credence to President of Togo Gnassingbe Eyadema.[62]
Both countries established diplomatic relations on 21 June 1968 when Ambassador of Gabon to Togo (resident in Abidjan) Mr. Abdoulaye M'Bingt presented his credentials.[31]
Both countries established diplomatic relations on 21 January 1963.[26]
After 1918, following the defeat of Germany, the League of Nations divided the German colony of Togoland from north to south, a decision that divided the Ewe people among the Gold Coast, British Togoland, and French Togoland. After 1945, the United Nations (UN) took over the Togoland mandates. During the 1950s, when the independence of Ghana was in sight, demands grew for a separate Ewe state, an idea that Kwame Nkrumah, leader of the Gold Coast independence movement, opposed. Following a UN plebiscite in May 1956, in which a majority of the Ewe voted for union with Ghana, British Togoland became part of the Gold Coast.[147][148] After Togolese independence in 1960, relations between Togo and Ghana deteriorated, aggravated by political differences and incidents such as smuggling across their common border. At times, relations have verged on open aggression.[147]
The result of the transfer of Togoland to Ghana has meant that many Togolese keep one foot on either side of the border, living in Ghana by night and working in the markets of the capital, Lomé, by day.[148] Ghana is the only Commonwealth member with which Togo shares a border.
Both countries established diplomatic relations on 8 September 1960 when has been accredited first Ambassador of Israel to Togo (resident in Accra) Mr. Moshe Bitan.[8] Togo severed ties with Israel on 21 September 1973.[149] Diplomatic relations were re-established on 9 June 1987.[150]
In August 2017, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu received Togo's President Faure Essozimna Gnassingbe in Jerusalem during his official five-day trip to Israel.[151][152] In December 2017, Togo voted at the UN to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.[152]
Both countries established diplomatic relations on 9 April 1985 when Ambassador of Kenya Mr. Kefa Onyoni presented letters of credentials to President of Togo, general Gnassingbe Eyadema.[67]
Both countries established diplomatic relations on 7 June 1962 when first Ambassador of Lebanon to Togo (resident in Dakar) Mr. Mohammed Ali Hamade presented his credentials.[19]
Both countries established diplomatic relations on 8 May 1964 when M. Mir Muhammed Shaikh , Pakistan's first Ambassador to Togo , presented his credentials.[28]
During the votes to admit Palestine to UNESCO as a member state in October 2011 and as Non-Member Observer State, in November 2012 Togo abstained from the voting.
Both countries established diplomatic relations on 1 June 1976 when Senegal's first Ambassador to Togo , Mr. Massamba Codou Diouf , presented his credentials to President Eyadéma.[49]
Both countries established diplomatic relations on 27 December 1984 when Ambassador of Tanzania major general S. H. Sarakikya presented his credentials to President of Togo.[66]
Both countries established diplomatic relations on 6 December 1962 when accredited first Ambassador of Turkey to Togo (resident in Accra) Mr. Kamran Acet.[23]
The United States and Togo have had generally good relations since its independence, although the United States has never been one of Togo's major trading partners. The largest share of U.S. exports to Togo generally has been used clothing and scrap textiles. Other important U.S. exports include rice, wheat, shoes, and tobacco products, and U.S. personal computers and other office electronics are becoming more widely used.
^ abTogo Handbook (in French). Togo Service de l'information. 1962. p. 66.
^ abTogo Handbook. Togo Service de l'information. 1962. p. 66. Ambassade d'Israël S.E.M. Moshe Bitan ... 8 sept. 1960
^Yitzhak Oron (1960). Middle East Record Volume 1, 1960 Volume 1. Published for The Israel Oriental Society, The Reuven Shiloah Research Center by George Weidenfeld & Nicolson Limited. p. 552. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
^Summary of the Yugoslav Press. Joint Translation Service. 1960. p. 45.
^Europe, France outremer Issues 371-381 (in French). 1960. p. 73. ... M. Léon Maka, ambassadeur de Guinée au Togo , et M. Anvar Marassoulovich Kouchkarov , ambassadeur de l'U.R.S.S . au Togo , ont présenté leurs lettres de créance au président Olympio.
^ abJaarboek van het Departement van Buitenlandse Zaken Volumes 69-72 (in Dutch). Netherlands. Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken. 1961. p. 99.
^Monde colonial illustré Volume 39, Issues 383-392 [TOGO : Belgique : Ambassadeur (résidant à Abidjan) M. Gérard Walravens] (in French). Société nouvelle des Editions France Outremer S.A. 1961. p. 191.
^Who's who in Belgium and Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Intercontinental Book & Publishing Company, Limited. 1962. p. 1136. WALRAVENS , Gérard Alfred Jean , Belgian Ambassador to the Ivory Coast , Upper Volta , Togo , Dahomey and Niger ( October 1961 )
^Afrique Volumes 1-7 (in French). Société internationale de publications commerciales, culturelles et artistiques. 1961. p. 44. Lomé . M. Renzo Luigi Romanelli , premier ambassadeur d'Italie à Lomé , a remis ses lettres de créance à M. Sylvanus Olympio , président de la république du Togo
^Monde colonial illustré Volume 39, Issues 383-392 (in French). Société nouvelle des Editions France Outremer S.A. 1961. p. 73. M. Dia Salifou, délégué permanent du Niger au Dahomey, est également accrédité auprès du Togo
^"Togo". République Tunisienne Ministère des Affaires Étrangères (in French). Archived from the original on 2 June 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
^ abcdBulletin de l'Afrique noire - Issues 514-526 (in French). La Documentation africaine. 1968.
^Europe, France outremer Issues 477-488 (in French). 1969. p. 160. MALI: Nigeria, Ghana, Dahomey, Togo : Ambassadeur (résidant à Lagos) : M. Mohamed Ould Aly
^Summary of World Broadcasts Non-Arab Africa · Issues 3343-3419. British Broadcasting Corporation. Monitoring Service. 1970. p. 9.
^Bulletin de l'Afrique noire Issues 606-626 (in French). Ediafric. 1970. M. Théodore - Richard KONDO - BELAN , ambas- sadeur de la République démocratique du Congo en Côte - d'Ivoire , au Niger et au Togo , a présenté ses lettres de créance au Togo le 13 juillet . ( résidence Abidjan )
^Internationales Afrika Forum Volumes 6-7 (in German). 1970. p. 83. ... August Tarter, der Österreich in Senegal, Elfenbeinküste, Dahomey, Obervolta, Mauretanien, Niger und Togo vertreten wird, hat seine Beglaubigungsschreiben überreicht.
^Bulletin de l'Afrique noire, 743–762 (in French). Ediafric. 1973. Ouverture de relations diplomatiques, au niveau des ambassades, entre le Togo et l'Ordre souverain de Malte.
^ abAfrica Contemporary Record Annual Survey and Documents · Volume 6. Africana Publishing Company. 1974. p. 63.
^Notes d'information et statistiques Issues 224-229 (in French). Banque centrale des Etats de l'Afrique de l'Ouest. 1975. p. 31. 18-21 novembre ... le Togo et la Somalie décident d'établir des relations diplomatiques...
^ abAfrica Research Bulletin. Blackwell. 1976. p. 4051.
^Entente africaine - Issues 28-29 (in English and French). Presse africaine associée. 1979. p. 6.
^Revue française d'études politiques africaines Issues 133-139 (in French). Société africaine d'édition. 1977. p. 39. TOGO ... 25 - Etablissement de relations diplomatiques avec l'Albanie
^Le mois en Afrique Issues 188-193 (in French). 1981. p. 157. ... mouvement diplomatique en Haute - Volta - OUAGADOUGOU , 18 août . M. Jean - Paul Tibila Bamogho est nommé ambassadeur extraordinaire et plénipotentiaire auprès du Ghana et de la République du Togo avec résidence à Accra .
^Le Mois en Afrique Issues 200-202 (in French). 1982. p. 166. Lome, 8 juillet. - Trois nouveaux ambassadeurs au Togo , MM . Farouk Shelbaya , d'Egypte , Al Racheed Ab Shama , du Soudan , et Vasile Chivu Lescu de Roumanie , ont présenté leurs lettres de créances au chef de l'Etat , le général Gnassingbe Eyadema .
^ abLe Mois en Afrique - Volume 17, Issues 194-199 (in French). 1982. p. 158.
^Le Mois en Afrique - Volume 19, Issues 215-220 (in French). 1984. p. 171. BRAZZAVILLE, August 6. Two new ambassadors officially took up their functions in Congo by presenting their credentials to Colonel Denis Sassou Nguesso. They are ... Mr. Gniopan (Togo)
^ abMarchés tropicaux et méditerranéens Issues 1991-2003 (in French). 1984. p. 28.
^ abMarchés tropicaux et méditerranéens Issues 2056-2068 (in French). 195. p. 1007.
^ abMarchés tropicaux et méditerranéens Issues 2056-2068 (in French). 1985. p. 1007.
^"Togo". Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Abuja, Federal Republic of Nigeria. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
^"Togo". Royaume du Maroc Ministere des Affaires Etrangeres et de la Cooperation (in French). Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
^ abOwusu, Maxwell. "Relations with Immediate African Neighbors". A Country Study: Ghana (La Verle Berry, editor). Library of CongressFederal Research Division (November 1994). This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.[1]