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MYSTERIOUS: Togo presidency to oversee armed forces amid security woes - You Need To See This

Togo and neighbouring West African coastal states like Ghana and Benin are preparing for growing spillover from armed conflicts across their northern borders in Niger and Burkina Faso. [Yanick Folly / AFP]

Togo’s President Faure Gnassingbé will oversee the armed forces as part of a reshuffle amid growing security concerns in the northern regions, according to a decree which has been announced.

Under a presidential decree, read by a spokesperson on national television on Friday, the ministry of the armed forces will become part of the presidency.

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