Togolese

Their domestic worker, a Togolese national, was abducted along with them.

An older Togolese banker named Joseph who survived an assassination attempt becomes his closest friend in the guard corps.

And the Togolese military have admitted killing seven young civilians in error, after an aircraft - whether manned or unmanned is unclear - thought they were a group of militants and launched a strike on 9-10 July.

"The Togolese armed forces express their profound regret for this tragedy," he said.

So joining the world's largest anglophone bloc is likely be popular among many young Togolese and Gabonese.