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The naiad Minthe, daughter of the infernal river-god Cocytus, became concubine to Hades, the lord of the underworld and god of the dead. [9] [10] In jealousy, his wife Persephone intervened and metamorphosed Minthe, in the words of Strabo's account, "into the garden mint, which some call hedyosmos (lit. 'sweet-smelling')".
Vogan is a town and canton located in the Maritime Region of Togo. It lies approximately 45–60 km (30–35 mi) northeast of Lomé, the capital of Togo, and is the capital of Vo prefecture. It is known for its Friday market, which is one of the largest voodoo markets in West Africa. Vogan is primarily inhabited by Ewe people.
The National Archives of Togo are located in Lomé, Togo. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] As of 2009 Maboulah Wenmi-Agore Coulibaley served as director of the Bibliothèque et des Archives Nationales du Togo. See also
So far, Togo's problematic legislative and presidential elections and the government's continued unwillingness to transition from an Eyadéma-led autocracy to democracy have deterred these donors from providing Togo with more aid. As of the fall 2002, Togo was $15 million in arrears to the World Bank and owed $3 million to the ADB.
Dominique Sewane Rapport final en vue de l’inscription du Koutammakou, pays des Batammariba au Togo sur la liste des sites classés du Patrimoine mondial de l’Unesco, décembre 2002, 102 pages Dominique Sewane Rapport de coordination du Programme de sauvegarde du Patrimoine culturel immatériel des Batammariba du Koutammakou – Première ...
The Lomé Grand Market (French: Grand marché de Lomé) is a public market in Lomé, the capital of Togo. It is located near the famous Sacred Heart Cathedral of Lomé, at the heart of the city. It occupies an entire city block and consists of three sections: Atipoji, Asigame and Assivito.
Sayyida al Hurra was born in Chefchaouen around 1491 and 1495 or precisely in 1491, [5] [2] to a prominent Muslim family of Andalusian nobles, who were expelled to Morocco after the fall of Granada, at the end of the Reconquista and settled in Chefchaouen. [10]
Togo is a participant in the AfricaRail project, an Indian proposal has surfaced to link the railways in Benin and Togo with landlocked Niger and Burkina Faso. [citation needed] In May 2023, a plan was agreed upon by the transport ministers of Togo, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Niger, and Benin, to further international railway connections.