Togo - Monument Independence

(Monument de l'Indépendance) Monument of Independence in Lomé, Togo.

Sent by my friend Taouvik Boukari of Togo.

The Independence Monument (French: Monument de l'Indépendance) in Lomé, the capital of Togo, was built as a tribute to the country's independence from France on 27 April 1960. It features a white bust of a woman holding up a cooking pot, in front of a silhouette of a figure holding up their arms as if they were breaking chains that shackled them together. The sides of the silhouette bear a number of inscriptions, including one which says in French: "People of Togo, because of your faith and sacrifice, the Togolese nation was born." Another side bears the national motto and the following inscription: "Proclamation of the independence of Togo, 27 April 1960. Work, Liberty, Homeland." It is located near the Palais des congrès de Lomé [fr], which houses the Togo National Museum. Paul Ahyi, a renowned Togolese artist who designed the country's national flag, was a contributor to the monument (read more).

Togo - Multiviews of Togo

Multiviews of Togo.

Sent by Taouvik Boukari of Togo.

Togo - Illustration of Togo Map

An illustration of Togo map.

Sent by Taouvik Boukari from Togo.

Togo, officially the Togolese Republic, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It is one of the least developed countries and extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, where its capital, Lomé, is located. It is a small, tropical country, spanning 57,000 square kilometres (22,000 square miles) with a population of approximately 8 million, and it has a width of less than 115 km (71 mi) between Ghana and its eastern neighbour Benin (read more).

Togo

Kiana (TravBuddy friend) from New York was volunteering in an orphanage. She said there's no postcard of Togo because there's not enough tourism in Togo. She bargained for this authentic hand painting art.

Terima kasih Kiana for sending this from Lome, Togo.