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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)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The pair are being held in pre-trial detention at a "law-enforcement facility" near the capital, Lomé, RSF said.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

A few months before Mr. Gnassingbé, who has close ties to Mr. Bolloré, won a second term, his government awarded a contract for the container port at Lomé, the country’s capital, to the Bolloré Group.

From New York Times 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

When the British advance guard reached Lomé, it found the town deserted, and the Germans retiring northwards along the railway line.

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 James Edward Parrott

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