From its 32-mile (51-km) coastline on theGulf of Guinea, Togo extends northward for about 320 miles (515 km) betweenGhanato the west andBeninto the east to its boundary withBurkina Fasoin the north. Relief, drainage, and soils
Togo has a well-developed network of highways and roads, including the Trans-West African Coastal Highway that runs along the country’s coastline. The total length of Togo’s highways is approximately 11,000 kilometers (6,800 miles), providing vital links between urban centers and rural commu...
With African labor, the Portuguese began the construction of two forts on either side of Togo, in El Mina (today Elmina, Ghana) and Ouidah (today Benin). The narrow coastline of Togo afforded no location for safe harbor, but traders did congregate at Agbodrafo (Porto Seguro) to ...