A final farewell to Timothée Tsomana, a key figure in the media

Image caption: Timothée Tsomana, center, wearing a red tie, with FOMECAF leaders.

Lomé, Togo, May 8, 2025. It is with deep sadness that we learned on May 8 of the death of our colleague and friend Timothée Tsomana. This loss is all the more painful as it comes only twenty days after that of his wife Esther, who passed away on April 18 at the Tokoin University Hospital. The couple leaves behind two teenage daughters, aged 12 and 15, to whom we extend our deepest sympathy and compassion.

We had the privilege of working alongside Timothée during training and capacity-building seminars organized in Lomé between 2019 and 2024. As the dynamic director of the MédiaAfrique media school, a project he took over after the IBRA radio initiative, he brought new energy to the field of training. Several members of the Médias Ébène association had the opportunity to participate as guest lecturers at this school during numerous sessions.

In addition, Timothée had generously agreed to help supervise the Forum des Médias Chrétiens d’Afrique Francophone (FOMECAF), a commitment he reaffirmed last December despite his departure from MédiaAfrique.

The Board of Directors of the Médias Ébène association extends its deepest condolences to his daughters and family, who are going through a very difficult time. May his memory live on in the projects he helped build and may he continue to inspire those who knew him.