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‘Lost Tribe King’ from Togo Embraced by Orthodox Rabbis in Israel

A Togolese man, calling himself a king and descendant of an ancient Lost Tribe, has gained prominent Orthodox allies in Israel and even held a meeting with the Minister of Religious Affairs to request ...
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Togo’s crisis takes religious and ethnic dimensions; country’s bishops are worried

Opposition supporters take part during a protest Sept. 20 in Lome, Togo, calling for the immediate resignation of Togolese President Faure Gnassingbé. (Credit: CNS photo/Reuters.) Listen YAOUNDÉ, ...
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Catholic leader calls on Togo politicians to be ‘patriots’ and end crisis

YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – A prominent Catholic priest in Togo has chastised the country’s political leaders for ignoring the legitimate demands being made by the Togolese people for democracy. “On several ...
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‘Lost Tribe King’ To Bring Hundreds of African-Jewish Royals to Jerusalem for ‘Spiritual Pilgrimage’

A self-professed “Lost Tribe King” from Togo is promising to lead a mass pilgrimage to Jerusalem this fall. He says he will bring Jewish kings and queens from Africa: hundreds of them, who will ...