Togo's China Pivot: Building a Strategic Gateway to the Sahel
Togo's President Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé concluded his China visit, elevating bilateral ties to a "community with a shared future for the new era." Togo aims to leverage Chinese investment and technology to foster domestic industrialization and establish itself as a logistics hub for the Sahel region.
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