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Foreign relations of Togo

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Although Togo's foreign policy is nonaligned, it has strong historical and cultural ties with western Europe, especially France and Germany. Togo is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, exchanging high commissioners with other Commonwealth countries. It recognizes the People's Republic of China, North Korea, and Cuba, and re-established relations with Israel in 1987.

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:

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# Country Date
1 France 27 April 1960[1]
2 Germany 27 April 1960[2]
3 United Kingdom 27 April 1960[3]
4 United States 27 April 1960[4]
5 Russia 1 May 1960[5]
6  Switzerland 19 July 1960[6]
7 Liberia 29 July 1960[7]
8 Israel 8 September 1960[8]
9 Serbia 10 September 1960[9]
10 Egypt 20 September 1960[10]
11 Czech Republic 2 December 1960[11]
12 Japan 4 April 1961[12]
13 Guinea 3 August 1961[13]
14 Italy 14 September 1961[13]
15 Netherlands 5 October 1961[13]
16 Belgium 1961[14][15]
17 Canada 7 June 1962[16]
18 Lebanon 7 June 1962[17]
19 India 31 August 1962[18]
20 Brazil 26 October 1962[19]
21 Niger 26 October 1962[20]
22 Turkey 6 December 1962[21]
23 Poland 26 December 1962[22]
24 Nigeria 1962[23]
25 Ghana 21 January 1963[24]
26 South Korea 26 July 1963[25]
27 Pakistan 8 May 1964[26]
28 Spain 22 October 1965[27]
29 Tunisia 1965[28]
30 Denmark 21 June 1968[29]
31 Gabon 21 June 1968[29]
32 Mali 1969[30]
33 Hungary 22 June 1970[31]
34 Democratic Republic of the Congo 13 July 1970[32]
35 Austria 1970[33]
36 Romania 12 January 1971[34]
37 Norway 10 January 1972[35]
38 Luxembourg 7 March 1972[36]
39 China 19 September 1972[37]
40 North Korea 31 January 1973[38]
— Sovereign Military Order of Malta 5 September 1973[39]
41 Libya 3 November 1973[40]
42 Argentina 12 June 1974[41]
43 Bulgaria 19 July 1974[42]
44 Vietnam 8 February 1975[43]
45 Mexico 25 October 1975[44]
46 Somalia 21 November 1975[45]
47 Senegal 1 June 1976[46]
48 Gambia 10 May 1977[47]
49 Albania 25 June 1977[48]
50 Sweden 15 March 1978[49]
51 Portugal 17 March 1978[50]
52 Cuba 18 January 1979[51]
53 Costa Rica 11 June 1979[52]
54 Benin 29 October 1979[53]
55 Greece 1979[54]
56 Ecuador 11 February 1980[55]
57 Zimbabwe 16 June 1980[56]
— Holy See 21 April 1981[57]
58 Burkina Faso 18 August 1981[58]
59 Sudan 8 July 1982[59]
60 Ethiopia 11 December 1982[60]
61 Suriname 8 November 1983[61]
62 Republic of the Congo 6 August 1984[62]
63 Tanzania 27 December 1984[63]
64 Kenya 9 April 1985[64]
65 Chad 10 April 1985[65]
66 Thailand 7 May 1986[66]
67 Vanuatu 21 January 1987[67]
68 Algeria 2 July 1987[68]
69 Afghanistan 1987[69]
70 Angola 27 September 1988[70]
71 Colombia 29 September 1988[50]
— State of Palestine 1989[71]
72 Venezuela 21 December 1990[72]
73 Slovakia 4 January 1997[73]
74 Iraq 9 January 1997[74]
75 South Africa 13 January 1997[75]
76 Qatar 16 May 1997[76]
77 Iran January 1998[77]
78 North Macedonia 14 April 1998[50]
79 Slovenia 31 July 1998[50]
80 Ukraine 1 September 1999[78]
81 Philippines 24 August 2000[50]
82 Brunei 3 December 2002[79]
83 Armenia 14 November 2003[80]
84 Iceland 19 November 2004[81]
85 Indonesia 2005[82]
86 Morocco 10 July 2007[83]
87 Uruguay 28 September 2007[84]
88 United Arab Emirates 6 December 2007[50]
89 Saudi Arabia 26 December 2007[85]
90 Malta 16 May 2008[50]
91 Malaysia 20 August 2008[86]
92 Australia 22 July 2009[50]
93 Finland 12 May 2010[50]
94 Cambodia 6 August 2010[50]
95 Belarus 28 September 2010[50]
96 Kuwait 6 October 2010[87]
97 Namibia 24 November 2010[88]
98 Azerbaijan 28 December 2010[89]
99 Fiji 31 May 2011[50]
100 Singapore 15 June 2012[50]
101 Montenegro 21 December 2012[90]
102 Mongolia 6 September 2013[50]
103 Georgia 27 May 2014[50]
104 Lithuania 22 September 2014[50]
105 Estonia 23 September 2014[50]
106 Latvia 23 September 2014[50]
107 Turkmenistan 25 September 2014[91]
108 Kazakhstan 9 October 2014[50]
109 Seychelles 3 March 2015[50]
110 El Salvador 20 March 2015[50]
111 Madagascar 24 March 2015[92]
112 Cyprus 24 September 2015[50]
113 Sri Lanka 27 September 2015[93]
114 Chile 30 September 2015[94]
115 Kyrgyzstan 30 September 2015[94]
116 Monaco 9 February 2016[95]
117 Djibouti 14 February 2016[96]
118 Tajikistan 2 March 2016[97]
119 Botswana 7 October 2016[98]
120 Equatorial Guinea 7 October 2016[98]
121 Rwanda 17 January 2017[99]
122 Mauritius 22 February 2017[50]
123 Oman 5 June 2017[100]
124 Andorra 21 November 2017[101]
125 Peru 18 December 2017[102]
126 Ireland 27 June 2018[50]
127 Saint Kitts and Nevis 25 September 2018[103]
128 San Marino 28 February 2019[104]
129   Nepal 22 March 2019[50]
130 Panama 26 March 2019[50]
131 Myanmar 31 July 2019[50]
132 Nicaragua 23 October 2019[50]
133 Bosnia and Herzegovina 24 October 2019[50]
134 Uganda 5 December 2019[105]
135 Zambia 23 March 2021[106]
136 Jamaica 23 November 2021[50]
137 Dominican Republic 20 September 2022[50]
138 Bahrain 21 September 2022[50]
139 Maldives 3 May 2023[50]
140 Croatia 18 September 2023[50]
141 Bolivia 20 September 2023[50]
142 Guatemala 22 September 2023[50]
143 Uzbekistan 26 September 2024[107]
144 Bahamas 24 October 2024[108]
145 Guinea-Bissau 28 March 2025[109]
146 Mauritania 28 March 2025[109]
147 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 21 September 2026[110]
148 Moldova 22 September 2026[111]
149 Burundi Unknown[112]
150 Cameroon Unknown
151 Ivory Coast Unknown
152 Sierra Leone Unknown
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Bilateral relations

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Country Formal Relations Began Notes
China19 September 1972See China–Togo relations

Both countries established diplomatic relations on 19 September 1972[37]

  • China has an embassy in Lomé.
  • Togo has an embassy in Beijing.
Cyprus24 September 2015

Cyprus is accredited to Togo from its High Commission in Paris, France.[113]

France27 April 1960See France–Togo relations

Both countries established diplomatic relations on 27 April 1960[1]

  • France has an embassy in Lomé.
  • Togo has an embassy in Paris.
Germany27 April 1960Both countries established diplomatic relations on 27 April 1960[2]

See Germany–Togo relations

  • Germany has an embassy in Lomé.
  • Togo has an embassy in Berlin.
Ghana21 January 1963See Ghana–Togo relations

Both countries established diplomatic relations on 21 January 1963.[114]

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.[115][116] 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.[115]

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.[116] Ghana is the only Commonwealth member with which Togo shares a border.

  • Ghana has a high commission in Lomé.
  • Togo has a high commission in Accra.
India31 August 1962See India–Togo relations

Both countries established diplomatic relations on 31 August 1962[18]

  • India has a high commission in Lomé.
  • Togo has a high commission in New Delhi.
Israel8 September 1960

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.[117] Diplomatic relations were re-established on 9 June 1987.[118]

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.[119][120] In December 2017, Togo voted at the UN to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.[120]

South Korea26 July 1963

Both countries established diplomatic relations on 26 July 1963,[25] but severed 16 September 1974 and re-established on 23 January 1991[121]

Turkey6 December 1962See Togo–Turkey relations

Both countries established diplomatic relations on 6 December 1962 when accredited first Ambassador of Turkey to Togo (resident in Accra) Mr. Kamran Acet.[21]

  • Turkey has an embassy in Lomé.[122]
  • Trade volume between the two countries was $106 million USD in 2019.[122]
United Kingdom27 April 1960

Togo established diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom on 27 April 1960.[3]

  • Togo maintains a high commission in London.
  • The United Kingdom is not accredited to Togo through a high commission; the UK develops relations through its high commission in Accra, Ghana.[123]

Both countries share common membership of the Atlantic co-operation pact,[124] the Commonwealth, and the World Trade Organization.

United States27 April 1960Both countries established diplomatic relations on 27 April 1960[4]

See Togo–United States relations

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.

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