Togo Holds Credentialed French Filmmakers for Over a Year Amid Sustained Pressure on Foreign Press

Two French filmmakers and their Togolese fixer have been detained in Togo since July 2025 on "false declarations" charges despite holding valid visas and filming authorization, per RSF. Togo suspended France 24 and RFI in June 2025 and expelled another French journalist the prior year. RSF reports one detainee faces serious health problems requiring urgent medical care.