Villa's Salifou haunted by Togo bus attack (Guardian Unlimited)

• 'I thought everyone was going to die' midfielder says • 'I am finding it difficult to sleep at night' he admits Moustapha Salifou has said that he remains deeply traumatised by the ­terrorist attack on the Togo team bus last month and is still suffering from nightmares about the incident that left three people dead. The Aston Villa midfielder, who was ­speaking publicly for the first time ...

Mass protest at Togo football ban (BBC News)

Over 10,000 people rally in Togo against a ban from the next two African Cup of Nations tournaments.

Thousands protest at Togo ban (BBC News)

Thousands fill the streets of Lome to protest Caf's four year ban on Togo.

Anti-whalers, Japanese fleet fire water cannons (AP via Yahoo! News)

Activists vowing to stop the killing of whales exchanged water-cannon fire with a Japanese whaling fleet they are tailing in the Antarctic Ocean, as sea confrontations that have led to collisions and a sunken vessel continue.

US urges Togo to hold fair and peaceful elections (AFP via Yahoo! News)

US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Johnnie Carson has urged Togo's President Faure Gnassingbe to ensure that February 28 elections are free and non violent, state media said Friday.

Thousands protest at Togo Cup ban (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Thousands of people took to the streets of Lome on Saturday to protest against their national football team being banned from the next two editions of the African Cup of Nations.

City shopping list (Anchorage Press)

There’s no question the number on our cover—$334,965,865—is pretty damn big. It’s the kind of number that, if it showed up on a bank statement, might prompt a person to immediately call the banker to inform them of the error. (Or call a travel agent and inquire about Brunei or Togo—any place the bank customer thinks they can’t be extradited from.)

Relevant Links (AllAfrica.com)

"Any other government would have done what the Togolese authorities did. CAF should respect the sovereignty of countries. Togo went to Angola to play football and not to fight war. Since they were attacked by rebels, the least any responsible government would have done is to pull out.

Relevant Links (AllAfrica.com)

Incorporated in Lome, Togo, Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) is the parent company of the leading independent regional banking group in Africa.

AP sources: Togo goes to French court over attack (AP via Yahoo! Sports)

Togo has filed a complaint in a French court against a separatist movement and African Cup of Nations organizers after the deadly Jan. 8 attack on the team in Angola, judicial officials said Thursday. The action targets the Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda, whose leader, Rodrigues Mingas, lives in France, and the Confederation of African Football.