Islam in Togo

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Islam was first introduced into West Africa south of the Sahara, across the salt and gold trade routes. Islamicized Berber and Tuareg merchants traveled the trans-Saharan trade routes. As time passed, Muslim clerics and scholars — teaching their beliefs and setting up places of worship along the routes — accompanied traders on their journeys. The Hausa Mande and the Fulani, a traditionally nomadic group, traveled all over West Africa, taking their Muslim beliefs to places such as present-day Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia.{{citation-needed|date=November 2022}}

Estimates on the number of Muslims in Togo vary depending on the source. The CIA World Factbook puts the figure at 14%.{{Citation |title=Togo |date=2025-05-14 |work=The World Factbook |url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/togo/ |access-date=2025-05-18 |publisher=Central Intelligence Agency |language=en}} A 2020 projection by the Pew Research Center gives an estimate of 14% of the population or 1,020,000 people.{{Cite web |title=Religions in Togo {{!}} PEW-GRF |url=http://www.globalreligiousfutures.org/countries/togo#/?affiliations_religion_id=16&affiliations_year=2020®ion_name=All%20Countries&restrictions_year=2016 |access-date=2022-11-02 |website=www.globalreligiousfutures.org}}

The Federation of Togo Muslims is the largest Muslim organization in the country. It takes care of the Islam-related affairs and denounce extremism.{{cite news|date=22 February 2013|url=https://www.arabnews.com/muslims-playing-active-role-togo|title=Muslims playing active role in Togo|work=Arab News|access-date=5 September 2021}}

• Mohamed Kader, first Togolese player to score in Fifa World Cup.

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