About 1,400 Togolese Living Abroad Obtained their Citizenship Certificates in Sept-Oct 2022

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Tuesday, 20 June 2023 12:53

About 1,400 Togolese Living Abroad Obtained their Citizenship Certificates in Sept-Oct 2022

(Togo First) - Between September and October 2022, 1,342 Togolese received their certificate of citizenship. According to Togo’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the recipients live in Gabon, Côte d’Ivoire, Mali, and Nigeria.

The Ministry added that more diaspora members should obtain the certificate soon. "731 applications are currently being transcribed by the technical services of the Ministry of Territorial Administration, before being processed by the Directorate of Seal, Nationality, and Civil Identity," it wrote in a statement dated June 12, 2023.

The certificate issuance operation aligns with Lomé’s policy for protecting the interests of the Togolese diaspora, and getting them to "be more involved in the country's development process."

To this end, let’s recall, the government set up, in 2019, the High Commission for Togolese Abroad (HTCE)–an organization that acts as a bridge between the government and the diaspora.

#Communiqué à l'attention de la #Diaspora en #CôtedIvoire, au #Gabon, au #Nigeria et au #Mali : 1342 certificats de nationalité togolaise produits suite aux missions foraines du 16 sept. au 05 oct. 2022 seront convoyés dans les pays concernés.@rdussey
@GouvTg @TogoOfficiel pic.twitter.com/uVF2TzGTBj
— Diplomatie Togolaise (@DiplomatieTogo) June 12, 2023

Last year, a diaspora census was also carried out, and it identified 950,436 Togolese living abroad–52.82% of the group being men and 44.18% women.

The Togolese diaspora contributed $441 million to the Togolese economy in 2020, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This is down from $458 million the previous year.

Esaïe Edoh

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