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Lomé

(Encyclopedia) LoméLomélômāˈ [key], city (2010 pop. 837,437), capital of Togo, on the Gulf of Guinea. It is the country's administrative, communications, and industrial center, and the chief port,…

European Investment Bank

(Encyclopedia) European Investment Bank, nonprofit bank created in 1958 by the six founding countries of the European Economic Community (now part of the European Union [EU]). The bank makes or…

Togoland

(Encyclopedia) TogolandTogolandtōˈgōlăndˌ [key] or TogoTogolandtōˈgō [key], historic region (c.33,500 sq mi/86,800 sq km), W Africa, bordering on the Gulf of Guinea in the south. The western section…

Organization of African Unity

(Encyclopedia) Organization of African Unity (OAU), former international organization, established 1963 at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, by 37 independent African nations to promote unity and development;…

African Union

(Encyclopedia) African Union (AU), international organization established in 2002 by the nations of the former Organization of African Unity (OAU). The AU is the successor organization to the OAU,…

Togo Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note Togo Index: Geography People History Economy U.S.-Togolese Relations GEOGRAPHY Togo is bounded by Ghana, Burkina Faso, Benin, and the Gulf of Guinea. It…

Togo

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Togo, officially Togolese Republic, republic (2015 est. pop. 7,417,000), 21,622 sq mi (56,000 sq km), W Africa. It borders on the Gulf of Guinea in the south, on Ghana in the…