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In a rare statement on security, Togo's government has reported that more than 30 people have been killed so far this year in "terrorist" attacks in the country's north.
Togo, Benin, Ghana and Ivory Coast -- all neighbours in the Gulf of Guinea -- risk increasing spillover from jihadist conflicts from across borders with Niger and Burkina Faso.
Togolese Communication Minister Yawa Kouigan told state-run TVT late on Monday that 31 people had been killed, 29 injured and another three reported missing after "terrorist" incidents.
"Our country experienced an ambush, 11 clashes with armed terrorist groups, nine blasts from improvised explosive devices and 20 discoveries and neutralisation of improvised explosive devices," said the minister, who is also government spokesperson.
Kouigan said Togo's first "terrorist" attack took place in Sanloaga in the prefecture of Kpendjal in November 2021 and was followed by several incursions and incidents in the savannah region near the Burkina Faso border.
The northern border regions of Benin, Togo and Ghana are facing increasing threats of incursions from jihadist groups that operate in the Sahel and are seeking to move south.
France's military withdrawal from the Sahel has heightened concerns about security in Gulf of Guinea states.
In a rare statement on security, Togo's government has reported that more than 30 people have been killed so far this year in "terrorist" attacks in the country's north.
Togo, Benin, Ghana and Ivory Coast -- all neighbours in the Gulf of Guinea -- risk increasing spillover from jihadist conflicts from across borders with Niger and Burkina Faso.
Togolese Communication Minister Yawa Kouigan told state-run TVT late on Monday that 31 people had been killed, 29 injured and another three reported missing after "terrorist" incidents.
"Our country experienced an ambush, 11 clashes with armed terrorist groups, nine blasts from improvised explosive devices and 20 discoveries and neutralisation of improvised explosive devices," said the minister, who is also government spokesperson.
Kouigan said Togo's first "terrorist" attack took place in Sanloaga in the prefecture of Kpendjal in November 2021 and was followed by several incursions and incidents in the savannah region near the Burkina Faso border.
The northern border regions of Benin, Togo and Ghana are facing increasing threats of incursions from jihadist groups that operate in the Sahel and are seeking to move south.
France's military withdrawal from the Sahel has heightened concerns about security in Gulf of Guinea states.
