title: 2022 in Togo
text: # 2022 in Togo
  
  Events in the year 2022 in Togo.
  
  ## Incumbents
  
  * President: Faure Gnassingbé
  * Prime Minister: Victoire Tomegah Dogbé
  
  ## Events
  
  Ongoing — COVID-19 pandemic in Togo
  
  11 May - Eight soldiers are killed and 13 others are injured during an ambush by Al-Qaeda-linked militants in Kpendjal Prefecture. The attack is believed to be connected to the current insurgency in Burkina Faso, making it the first Islamic extremist attack in Togo.
  
  21 May - An elderly Italian couple and their son are kidnapped by jihadists in Southern Mali. A Togolese citizen is also reported to have been kidnapped along with the Italians, but authorities say that they are unable to confirm if this is true.
  
  25 June - Togo and Gabon officially become members of the Commonwealth of Nations.
  
  9 July - Seven teenagers are killed and two others injured after government forces airstrike a village in Savanes Region Authorities say that they mistook the teenagers for jihadists.
  
  14 July - At least 12 civilians are killed by Islamic extremist gunmen during an attack against two villages in northern Togo.
  
  