2. •Country History
•Country Profile
•Religious Demographic
•Religious Organization and Leadership
•Primary Values
•Holidays and Rituals
•Leadership Organization
•Tolerance and Religious Intensity
•Relationship to society
•Summary
•Questions
3. Country History
• Language/dialects (Mina, Ewe, Kabye)
• Ewes moved to the area now known as Togo
from Niger River valley between the 12th and
14th centuries.
• 1884 (German colony)
• 1914, Togo was invaded and seized by French
and British forces.
• 1960: Togo independence
• Gnassingbe Eyadema: 1967 to 2005
• Fauvre Gnassingbe: 2005 to Present
4. Country Profile
a. Area: 56,785 sq. km.; slightly smaller than West Virginia.
b. Cities: Capital--Lome .
Other major cities--Sokode; Kara; Atakpame 77 and Dapaong.
c. Terrain: Savannah divided from a coastal plain by a range of low hills.
d. Climate: Tropical.
5. Religious Demographic
Indigenous beliefs(51%)
Population (2011 estimate): Muslims(20%)
6,771,993 Christians(9.50%)
Roman Catholics(28%)
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%
6. Primary Values
• Togo remains faithful to its pagan ancestry.
Vodu(Spirit)
Vodoo rituals:
a. Sacrifices and gifts (sheep, dog, chicken)
b. Ceremony of dancing
7. Holidays And Rituals
• The special holidays of Togo include
the Liberation Day of Togo, celebrated on
January 13th and the Independence day of
Togo celebrated on the April 27th .
• Togo due share most common holidays with
the western countries.
8. Leadership Organization
• Religious officials, whether Catholic priests or
vodoo priest, are held in the highest esteem in
both rural and urban settings.
• Religious officials do have influence on villages
councils.
9. Tolerance and Religious Intensity
Tolerance:
Everyone is free to exercise it religion.
Some Togolese do practice dual religion.
Religious Intensity:
Religion has no place in Togo’s government.
10. Relationship to Society
• The citizen of Togo are closely tided to their
respective religion.
• Religion has present in any major activity such
as (funeral, promotion, or wealth)
11. Summary
• Togo has a diverse religion background
• Religion has no place in Togolese government
• Religious Leaders do have some influence in
villages.
• Each religion is somewhat tolerant toward the
other.
