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Lomé

American  
[law-mey] / lɔˈmeɪ /

noun

  1. a seaport in and the capital of Togo, on the Gulf of Guinea.


Lomé British  
/ lɔme /

noun

  1. the capital and chief port of Togo, on the Bight of Benin. Pop: 865 000 (2005 est)

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“You can’t think of anything at that moment,” the dancer Anique Ayiboe said in a video interview in French from Lomé, Togo, where she lives.

From New York Times • Nov. 25, 2023

In return, the Bolloré Africa Logistics company was allegedly given licences to operate container ports in Conakry and Lomé.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2018

In return, Mr. Bolloré’s company is alleged to have won contracts to run the container terminals in Conakry, Guinea, and in Lomé, Togo, the person added.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2018

The government has already felt obliged to postpone a much heralded Israel-Africa summit that was meant to be held in Lomé in late October.

From Economist • Sep. 13, 2017

She has spent much money on roads and railways, and in building the fine town of Lomé, one of the best in all West Africa.

From The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) From the First Battle of Ypres to the End of the Year 1914 by Parrott, James Edward

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