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Scheduled for October this year, the 9th Pan-African Congress has been moved a few days. Initially, the forum was scheduled to take place in Lomé from October 22 to 25. It will now take place from October 29 to November 2, in Lomé still. The change was revealed by the Togolese Minister of Foreign Affairs, Robert Dussey, on January 18.
The Togolese official announced at the 7th meeting of...
Togo closed its second annual issue on the WAEMU market on January 22. It raised CFA27.5 billion via the operation–CFA2.5 billion more than it was seeking.
While the operation was a simultaneous issue of fungible treasury bills and fungible treasury bonds, Lomé secured all the proceeds from the bills. The latter mature over three years and have multiple interest rates.
Overall,...
The government of Togo will slowly transfer the management of its school canteen project to local authorities.
On January 18, Kara and Atakpame hosted information workshops in this framework. The meetings brought together local elects and representatives of the National Agency for Grassroots Development (ANADEB) which has been steering the project since its launch in 2022.
According to...
Togo has set up a Water Police, in line with its ambition to achieve Universal clean water supply by 2030. The police was officially established last week, via a decree issued by the Ministry of Water and Rural Hydraulics.
Their main task will be to carry out investigations to verify the conformity of construction work on wells, boreholes, and any other works or installations for...
The municipality of Tchamba, northern Togo, now has its market. The facility was inaugurated on January 21, 2024. It was built as part of a larger project to support small infrastructure projects at the community level.
Steered by the National Agency for Support to Grassroots Development (ANADBEB), the new market cost CFA124 million. It has ten cantonal-type sheds, three storage...
Over the past three years, Togocom has paid about CFA15.4 billion in dividends to the Togolese State. In detail, the telecom operator paid CFA7.08 billion in 2023, CFA6.1 billion in 2022, and CFA2.3 in 2021. TogoFirst obtained the data.
This year, the State expects around CFA7 billion in dividend payments from Togocom.
The increased dividends payment mirrors a healthy telecom...
Starting tomorrow, January 20, a new toll booth will be operational on the Segbe road in the southwest suburbs of Lomé. The booth was officially commissioned by the Minister of Public Works, Zourehatou Kassah-Traoré. It will be managed by the Autonomous Road Maintenance Company (SAFER).
Funds collected at the booth will help the SAFER meet its projected needs for 2024–the latter stand at...
China is interested in supporting Togo’s Emergency Program for the Savannah Region (PURS) and helping the African country better address the security crisis plaguing its northern region.
This was one of the topics covered during the recent visit of Chinese Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, in Lomé, the capital.
"China is very interested in supporting the PURS Program, especially in the...
In Togo's Savanes region, the 60 health centers rehabilitated or built as part of the "Services de Santé Essentiels de Qualité pour une Couverture Sanitaire Universelle" (SSEQCU) project are officially operational. They were inaugurated on Monday, January 15, 2024, by a ministerial delegation as part of the national awareness-raising tour on the implementation of the Universal Health Insurance...
The U.S. Ambassador to Togo, Elizabeth Fitzsimmons, met Manuella Santos, Togo’s Minister of Investment Promotion on January 17, in Lomé. During the meeting, the two officials explored potential U.S. investments in the agro-industrial and textile sectors.
According to Santos, the imminent investments could “foster joint-venture partnerships between private companies of both...
The Togolese government will allocate CFA7 billion to local authorities in 2024. This is a billion more than last year (+16%). The funds will be provided to the Fonds d'appui aux collectivités territoriales (FACT).
Lomé increased the allocation in line with its ambition to boost local authorities’ resources and capacities. Also, the move specifically aims to offset the upcoming reduction in...
Togo’s President, Faure Gnassingbé, met with China's Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, yesterday, January 17, in Lomé. Lomé was one of the stops on an African working tour led by Yi.
Gnassingbé and Yi took the opportunity to review the China-Togo cooperation. Especially, they examined their relationship in the following areas: economy, infrastructure, health, agriculture, education, and...
The government of Togo recently injected $1 million into a new sovereign insurance subscription for local farmers. The package covers the 2023-2024 agricultural campaign and includes a $500,000 grant from the African Development Bank (AfDB).
The new insurance deal was inked with African Risk Capacity (ARC), the pan-African risk management mutual. According to the Ministry of...
A group of Togolese ministers is carrying out a nationwide communication campaign on the government’s universal healthcare (AMU). The campaign began on January 15, in Dapaong, (Savanes region).
Among others, the delegation includes the ministers of health, public works, universal healthcare, and social action. Last Monday, they gave the people of Dapaong more details about the government’s...
Lapaire, an African eyewear startup present in Togo and five other African countries, recently raised $3 million to further expand across the continent.
For this capital raising, the round was led by impact investment fund Investisseurs & Partenaires (I&P), according to several media including Africa, with participation from AAIC, FINCA Ventures, and Beyond Capital. The deal...
Togo's Minister for the Digital Economy and Digital Transformation, Cina Lawson, is in Davos, Switzerland. She takes part in the ongoing World Economic Forum which ends January 19, 2024.
Over 2,800 participants are present at the forum this year. This includes about 50 heads of State and governments.
At the forum, Lawson will showcase Togo's achievements in digital transformation. She should...