German Goethe Institute in Togo Attacked

[Nerthus]

German Goethe Institute in Togo Attacked

German foreign ministry officials said Friday they had summoned Togo's ambassador in Berlin to demand an investigation into an attack on the German cultural center in the western African country, where violence has erupted following disputed weekend elections.

http://www.dw-world.de/dw/briefs/0,1574,1568868,00.html

Germans Leaving Togo After Attack

The Goethe Institute is meant to promote cultural exchange

As around 100 Germans left the African country, Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer called on Togo's government to put an end to the "anti-German baiting" there.

http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,...569809,00.html

[Theobald]

I heard at the French TV the French (and Lebanese) are also physically attacked in Togo and their houses are plundered. It seems the situation isn't yet as serious as in Ivory Coast though. In 2003 a French school and a French cultural center were already firebombed.
There are about 3,000 French in Togo (this country is almost a French protectorate since its independence in 1960).

More informations and news here (in French) : http://www.guan.fr/Togo-libre/index.html

Edit : A French minister just declared the wife of a soldier was injured with a knife by Togolese plunderers when they entered her house, and French embassy and services were mobilized to protect European citizens.