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Elisabeth Apampa

Togolese journalist

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionMay 30, 2026
Entity authorityQ136450925 ↗
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Elisabeth Adéronkè Arikè Apampa (born 5 February 1993) is a Togolese journalist, presenter and producer of cultural programmes. Additionally known for her advocacy for the rights of women and girls, she has been credited with the development of the media in Togo. Apampa is the founder of IYAWO, a non-governmental organisation that promotes women's rights and child protection, and serves as the deputy coordinator of the International Council for Dialogue and Partnership Togo.

Early life and education

Apampa was born and raised in Lomé. After obtaining her baccalauréat, she went on to study for a bachelor's degree in communication and public relations.

Cultural career

Apampa began her career as an intern at Radio Zéphyr, where she went on to become its head of programming. In addition, she hosted several cultural programmes on the station, before starting to make regular appearances on television and online media.

In 2017, Apampa created the IYÉ Festival, which aimed to support emerging artists and promote the Togolese music scene. The festival received support from the Institut Français in Togo, Canal+ Togo and the European Union. Apampa is also the head of her own record label, Kabash.

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“Elisabeth Apampa” enters the record as togolese journalist. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Elisabeth, Apampa and Togolese can confirm, complicate or overturn.

Editorial reviewA useful biographical orientation record, particularly for establishing names, roles and a first chronology. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1993, 2017—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1993-02-05. Its strongest next move is a source search built around Elisabeth, Apampa and Togolese.
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“Elisabeth Apampa” is worth following because a concise public description often conceals a longer documentary argument. Here, Elisabeth, Apampa and Togolese provides the most credible route into that argument.

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The entry’s evidential value lies in the named roles, institutions and publications that can be tested against primary documentation. The source revision retrieved here is dated May 30, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q136450925. 1 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1993 and 2017.

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This entry incorporates text from “Elisabeth Apampa” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.