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Lomé turns to Turkish instructors and Paramount for military support

Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan is welcomed by his Togolese counterpart Faure Gnassingbé at the presidential palace in Lome on 19 October 2021.
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan is welcomed by his Togolese counterpart Faure Gnassingbé at the presidential palace in Lome on 19 October 2021. © Murat Cetin Muhurdar/Turkish Presidential Press Service/AFP

With security cooperation with the EU currently on hold, Togo is increasingly relying on Turkish military experts to help it safeguard its northern borders, as well as on the defence firm Paramount Group.

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