Port of Lomé
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The Port of Lomé is Togo’s principal deep-water seaport on the Gulf of Guinea and a major regional hub for maritime trade in West Africa.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Port of Lomé canonical | 2 |
| Lomé Container Terminal | 1 |
| Port Authority of Lomé | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3402529 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Port of Lomé Context triple: [Lomé, hasMajorPort, Port of Lomé]
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A.
Port of Libreville
The Port of Libreville is Gabon's principal seaport and a key hub for the export of timber, minerals, and other goods from the capital region to international markets.
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B.
Port of Malabo
The Port of Malabo is the principal seaport of Equatorial Guinea’s capital city, serving as a key hub for the country’s oil, gas, and general maritime trade in the Gulf of Guinea.
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C.
Port of Conakry
The Port of Conakry is Guinea’s principal seaport and a key maritime gateway for the country’s international trade on the Atlantic coast.
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D.
Port of Tema
The Port of Tema is Ghana’s largest and busiest seaport, serving as a major hub for maritime trade and cargo handling in West Africa.
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E.
Ouidah
Ouidah is a coastal city in Benin historically known as a major center of the transatlantic slave trade and for its rich Vodun (Voodoo) cultural heritage.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Port of Lomé Target entity description: The Port of Lomé is Togo’s principal deep-water seaport on the Gulf of Guinea and a major regional hub for maritime trade in West Africa.
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A.
Port of Libreville
The Port of Libreville is Gabon's principal seaport and a key hub for the export of timber, minerals, and other goods from the capital region to international markets.
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B.
Port of Malabo
The Port of Malabo is the principal seaport of Equatorial Guinea’s capital city, serving as a key hub for the country’s oil, gas, and general maritime trade in the Gulf of Guinea.
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C.
Port of Conakry
The Port of Conakry is Guinea’s principal seaport and a key maritime gateway for the country’s international trade on the Atlantic coast.
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D.
Port of Tema
The Port of Tema is Ghana’s largest and busiest seaport, serving as a major hub for maritime trade and cargo handling in West Africa.
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E.
Ouidah
Ouidah is a coastal city in Benin historically known as a major center of the transatlantic slave trade and for its rich Vodun (Voodoo) cultural heritage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
container port
ⓘ
deep-water port ⓘ seaport ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
regional road corridors to Sahel countries
ⓘ
road network of Togo ⓘ |
| country | Togo ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Government of Togo
ⓘ
Port Authority of Lomé ⓘ
linked to:
Port of Lomé
|
| handlesCargoType |
containers
ⓘ
dry bulk ⓘ general cargo ⓘ liquid bulk ⓘ |
| hasBerths | deep-water berths ⓘ |
| hasContainerTerminalOperator |
Bolloré group
ⓘ
linked to:
Bolloré Group
MSC (Mediterranean Shipping Company) ⓘ
linked to:
Mediterranean Shipping Company
|
| hasEconomicRole |
employment generator in Lomé
ⓘ
key contributor to Togo’s GDP ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
ability to accommodate large container vessels
ⓘ
natural deep-water conditions ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
bulk cargo handling
ⓘ
container handling ⓘ general cargo handling ⓘ logistics services ⓘ transshipment ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
container terminals
ⓘ
logistics platforms ⓘ multipurpose terminals ⓘ storage warehouses ⓘ |
| hasOperator |
Lomé Container Terminal
ⓘ
linked to:
Port of Lomé
Togo Terminal ⓘ |
| hasStatus |
one of the busiest container ports in West Africa
ⓘ
only deep-water port in Togo ⓘ |
| is |
major regional maritime trade hub in West Africa
ⓘ
principal seaport of Togo ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Gulf of Guinea ⓘ Lomé ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | West Africa ⓘ |
| near |
city of Lomé
ⓘ
linked to:
Lomé
|
| openedToTraffic | 20th century ⓘ |
| servesAs |
gateway for Togo’s international trade
ⓘ
transshipment hub for landlocked countries in West Africa ⓘ |
| servesCountry |
Burkina Faso
ⓘ
Mali ⓘ Niger ⓘ Togo ⓘ |
| usedForTransitTrade |
Burkina Faso
ⓘ
Mali ⓘ Niger ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Port of Lomé Description of subject: The Port of Lomé is Togo’s principal deep-water seaport on the Gulf of Guinea and a major regional hub for maritime trade in West Africa.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Port of Lomé
linked to: Port of Lomé