Knowra Lomé Lomé Lomé is Togo’s capital and largest city, on the Gulf of Guinea near the border with Ghana. It is the country’s principal port and administrative center.
Togo : Togo is a country in West Africa, bordered by Ghana, Benin, and Burkina Faso, with a coastline on the Gulf of Guinea. Lomé is Togo’s capital and largest city.
Togoland campaign : The Togoland campaign was a 1914 Allied military operation that ended German rule in Togoland during the First World War. Its outcome shifted Lomé from German to Allied control.
Grand Marché, Lomé : The Grand Marché is a large central market in Lomé, known for its retail trade and the women traders called Nana Benz. It is a landmark of the city’s commercial life.
Accra : Accra is the capital and largest city of Ghana, on the Gulf of Guinea. It is the nearest major national capital west of Lomé.
Gulf of Guinea : The Gulf of Guinea is a broad inlet of the Atlantic Ocean along the western coast of Central Africa. Lomé stands on its northern shore.
French Togoland : French Togoland was a French-administered mandate and trust territory that became the independent state of Togo in 1960. Lomé served as its administrative capital before independence.
Nana Benz : Nana Benz is the name given to influential Togolese women who built wealth through the West African trade in wax-print cloth. Their trading networks made Lomé a major center for printed textiles.
Cotonou : Cotonou is Benin’s largest city and economic center, on the Gulf of Guinea. It is Lomé’s closest major port city to the east.
Ghana : Ghana is a country in West Africa, west of Togo, with a coastline on the Gulf of Guinea. Lomé lies close to Togo’s border with Ghana.
Togo independence : Togo became an independent country on 27 April 1960, after administration as a French trust territory. Independence confirmed Lomé’s role as the national capital.
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