Togo Detains French Filmmakers Over a Year in Foreign Press Crackdown

Togo has held two French filmmakers and their Togolese fixer since July 2025 on "false declarations" charges, though they had valid visas and filming permits, reports press freedom group RSF. One detainee faces urgent health problems. Togo suspended French outlets France 24 and RFI in June 2025 and expelled another French journalist last year.