Military - note Togo, in 5 editions.

the first Togolese Army unit was created in 1963, while the Air Force was established in 1964; the Navy was not established until 1976; since its creation, the Togolese military has a history of interfering in the country’s politics with assassinations, coups, influence, and a large military crackdown in 2005 that killed hundreds; over the past decade, it has made some efforts to reform and professionalize; over the same period, the military has increased professionalize, as well as increase its role in UN peacekeeping activities and as of 2021, more than 10% of the Army was deployed on peacekeeping missions; activities; Togolese police have also been deployed on peacekeeping operations, and Togo maintains a regional peacekeeping training center for military and police in Lome; the Navy and Air Force have increasingly focused has increased focus on combating piracy and smuggling in the Gulf of Guinea
in June 2022, the Togolese Government declared a state of emergency in its northern border region due to the threat from Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM), a coalition of al-Qa'ida-affiliated militant groups based in Mali that also operates in neighboring Burkina Faso; the declaration followed an attack on a Togolese military post in May that killed 8 soldiers and a Togolese military operation launched the same month to boost border security and prevent terrorist infiltrations (2022)

the first Togolese Army unit was created in 1963, while the Air Force was established in 1964; the Navy was not established until 1976; since its creation, creation in 1963, the Togolese military has had a history of interfering in the country’s politics with assassinations, coups, influence, and a large military crackdown in 2005 that killed hundreds; over the past decade, however, it has made some efforts to reform and professionalize, as well as increase its role in UN peacekeeping activities; Togolese police have also been deployed on peacekeeping operations, and Togo maintains a regional peacekeeping training center for military and police in Lome; the Navy military participates in multinational exercises and Air Force has increased focus on combating piracy received training from foreign partners, including France and smuggling in the Gulf of Guinea US
in June 2022, the Togolese Government declared a state of emergency FAT’s current focuses are primarily terrorism and maritime security; in its recent years, it has increased operations in the northern border region due to of the threat country to boost border security and prevent terrorist infiltrations from Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM), a coalition of al-Qa'ida-affiliated militant groups based in Mali that also operates in neighboring Burkina Faso; in 2022, the declaration followed Togolese Government declared a state of emergency in the north due to the threat from JNIM following an attack on a Togolese military post in May that killed 8 soldiers several soldiers; the Navy and Air Force have increased focus on combating piracy and smuggling in the Gulf of Guinea
the Army has a Togolese military operation launched mixed force of small, lightly-armed combined arms, infantry, and commando regiments, as well as a rapid reaction force; the same month to boost border security Gendarmerie includes mobile, regionally-based, and prevent terrorist infiltrations (2022) maritime units; the Navy operates a few patrol boats while the Air Force has a small inventory of training, light attack-capable, and transport aircraft, as well as combat helicopters and a few armed UAVs acquired from Turkey in 2022 (2023)

since its creation in 1963, the Togolese military has had a history of interfering involvement in the country’s politics with assassinations, coups, influence, and a large military crackdown in 2005 that killed hundreds; hundreds of civilians; over the past decade, however, it has made some efforts to reform and professionalize, as well as increase including increasing its role in UN peacekeeping activities; Togo maintains a regional peacekeeping training center for military and police in Lome; the military participates activities, participating in multinational exercises exercises, and has received receiving training from foreign partners, including France and the US US; in addition, Togo has established a regional peacekeeping training center for military and police in Lome
the FAT’s current focuses primary concerns are primarily terrorism and maritime security; in recent years, it has increased operations in the northern border region of the country to boost border security and prevent terrorist infiltrations from Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM), a coalition of al-Qa'ida-affiliated militant groups based in Mali that also operates in neighboring Burkina Faso; in 2022, the Togolese Government declared a state of emergency in the north due to the threat from JNIM following an attack on a Togolese military post that killed several soldiers; northern Togo has also had problems with banditry, as well as arms, drugs, fuel, and gold smuggling, which has aggravated local disputes and provided terrorist groups with financial resources; the Navy and Air Force have increased focus on combating piracy and smuggling in the Gulf of Guinea
the Army has a mixed force of small, lightly-armed combined arms, infantry, and commando regiments, as well as a rapid reaction force; the Gendarmerie includes mobile, regionally-based, and maritime units; the Navy operates a few patrol boats while the Air Force has a small inventory of training, light attack-capable, and transport aircraft, as well as combat helicopters and a few armed UAVs acquired from Turkey in 2022 (2023) (2024)

since its creation in 1963, the Togolese military has had a history of involvement in the country’s politics with assassinations, coups, influence, and a crackdown in 2005 that killed hundreds of civilians; over the past decade, however, it has made some efforts to reform and professionalize, including increasing its role in UN peacekeeping activities, participating in multinational exercises, and receiving training from foreign partners, including France and the US; in addition, Togo has established a regional peacekeeping training center Armed Forces (FAT) are responsible for military both external defense and police in Lome
internal security; the FAT’s primary concerns are terrorism border security, terrorism, and maritime security; in recent years, it has increased boosted operations in the northern border region of the country to boost border security secure the frontier and prevent terrorist banditry, illicit smuggling, and infiltrations from Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM), a coalition of al-Qa'ida-affiliated militant groups based in Mali that also operates in neighboring Burkina Faso; in 2022, the Togolese Government declared a state of emergency in the north due to the threat from JNIM following an attack by JNIM fighters on a Togolese military post that killed several soldiers; northern Togo has also had problems with banditry, as well as arms, drugs, fuel, and gold smuggling, which has aggravated local disputes and provided terrorist groups with financial resources; the Navy and Air Force have increased focus on combating piracy and smuggling in the Gulf of Guinea (2024)
since its creation in 1963, the Togolese military has had a history of involvement in the country’s politics, including assassinations, coups, and a crackdown in 2005 that killed hundreds of civilians; over the past decade, it has made efforts to reform and professionalize, which have included increasing its role in UN peacekeeping activities, participating in multinational exercises, and receiving training from foreign partners, particularly France and the US; in addition, Togo has established a regional peacekeeping training center for military and police in Lome (2025)