Focus on Africa
Togo: Ex Defence Minister arrested
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22 September 2025
33 minutes
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Togolese Prime Minister Faure Gnassingbe’s sister-in-law, who’s also the ex Defence Minister, has been arrested after calling for end to family rule.
How aid cuts and crocodile attacks are contributing to malnutrition in northern Kenya.
And why do Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso apparently want to leave the International Criminal Court?
Presenter: Charles Gitonga
Producers : Mark Wilberforce, Bella Hassan, Nyasha Michelle and Sunita Nahar in London. Jewel Kiriungi in Nairobi.
Senior Producer: Paul Bakibinga
Technical producer: Jack Graysmark.
Editors: Andre Lombard, Samuel Murunga, Maryam Abdalla and Alice Muthengi
