Togo Summit Marks Diplomatic Thaw for Sahel’s Splinter States eschelhaas Fri, 04/24/2026 - 14:09 Latest Updates Africa Asia-Pacific Europe Latin America & Caribbean Middle East & North Africa United States Global Issues & Institutions My Reading List Analyst's Notebook / Africa 24 April 2026 2 minutes Togo Summit Marks Diplomatic Thaw for Sahel’s Splinter States Crisis Group explains the importance of a Togolese initiative to get West African, Central Sahelian governments and key foreign partners talking again after years of discord Share BlueSky Email Facebook Linkedin Twitter Whatsapp Save Print Related Tags Sahel West Africa Togo On 18 April, Togo hosted a high-level summit that several participants, speaking privately to Crisis Group, described as a diplomatic tour de force