Where Is War

Is there a war in Togo?

Yes. UCDP lists 1 active armed conflict with fighting recorded in Togo.

None at war level (1,000+ deaths in a year). Largest: Togo: Government, 69 deaths in 2025.

Updated 30 October 2026 · UCDP data through 30 September 2026 · View on map →

Deaths recorded in Togo in 2025

69in state-based fighting
0in fighting between armed groups
0in attacks on civilians (one-sided violence)

UCDP GED Global 26.1: best estimates for events located in Togo (as UCDP places them), by type of violence. The three are shown separately, as UCDP counts them, and are not added together here.

The conflict

Each conflict as UCDP defines it: a dispute with at least 25 battle-related deaths in a year. Figures are UCDP best estimates; the newest months are preliminary and can change. UCDP does not record who started each clash.

Armed conflictState-based conflict · UCDP start year 1986

Togo: Government

69deaths in 2025UCDP Battle-Related Deaths Dataset 26.1 (conflict level)
1deaths in Jan–Sep 2026preliminary · UCDP Candidate Events Dataset 26.01.26.09
178total 2022–2025sum of the UCDP yearly figures below (4 years listed)

Who is fighting: Government of Togo vs JNIM

1989: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)1990: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)1991: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)1992: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)1993: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)1994: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)1995: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)1996: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)1997: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)1998: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)1999: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2000: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2001: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2002: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2003: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2004: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2005: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2006: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2007: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2008: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2009: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2010: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2011: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2012: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2013: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2014: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2015: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2016: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2017: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2018: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2019: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2020: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2021: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2022: 342023: 292024: 462025: 692026: 1 (Jan–Sep 2026, preliminary)
1989highest: 692026*

* Jan–Sep 2026, preliminary (hatched). Grey: year not in the dataset (UCDP lists a conflict-year only with at least 25 deaths).

Latest recorded fighting: January 2026

Figures by year
YearDeaths (best estimate)
Jan–Sep 2026 preliminary1
202569
202446
202329
202234

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Military personnel

10,000own armed forces (2020)World Bank / IISS · active + paramilitary

Foreign military personnel in Togo

United States11

assigned · 31 Aug 2026 · DoD DMDC

Other countries may have forces here; only official, reusable figures are shown.

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