2022 in Togo

Events in the year 2022 in Togo.

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Ongoing — COVID-19 pandemic in Togo

11 May - Eight soldiers are killed and 13 others are injured during an ambush by Al-Qaeda-linked militants in Kpendjal Prefecture. The attack is believed to be connected to the current insurgency in Burkina Faso, making it the first Islamic extremist attack in Togo.

21 May - An elderly Italian couple and their son are kidnapped by jihadists in Southern Mali. A Togolese citizen is also reported to have been kidnapped along with the Italians, but authorities say that they are unable to confirm if this is true.[1]

25 June - Togo and Gabon officially become members of the Commonwealth of Nations.[2]

9 July - Seven teenagers are killed and two others injured after government forces airstrike a village in Savanes Region Authorities say that they mistook the teenagers for jihadists.[3]

14 July - At least 12 civilians are killed by Islamic extremist gunmen during an attack against two villages in northern Togo.[4]

Death
Main article: Deaths in 2022

References
  1. "Three Italians kidnapped in southern Mali". Reuters. 2022-05-21. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
  2. "West African states Gabon and Togo join Commonwealth". France 24. 2022-06-25. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
  3. "Togo's army says civilians killed by airstrike, mistaken for jihadists". Reuters. 2022-07-15. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
  4. "At least 12 killed in raids on northern Togo villages". Reuters. 2022-07-15. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
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