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The Togolese government wants to reform its Economic and Social Council (CES). The Council of Ministers approved last Saturday, a draft organic bill aimed at making significant changes to the law in force since 2019, which governs the composition, organization, and operation of the CES.
Lomé explained that the revision stems from the need to remedy certain shortcomings of the previous...
The government of Togo seeks firms to conduct feasibility studies focused on the digital sector, as part of preparations for a Compact program scheduled for end-2024. The related call for expertise was recently launched in partnership with the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC).
CMC-Togo, the cell responsible for implementing the MCC’s Compact Program in Togo, steers the tender....
Togo will present its priorities regarding climate change and ways to tackle it locally at the coming COP28 in Dubai. This year, the global meeting will be held in Dubai, UAE.
Speaking at the council of ministers on November 23, Foli Bazy-Katari, minister of environment, revealed some of the priorities the West African country plans on shedding light on at the COP28. These include projects that...
Togo opened on November 23, 2023, its first mall offering exclusively Made-in-Togo products. Named "Togo Mall", the facility was officially inaugurated by Prime Minister Victoire Tomégah-Dogbé
Located within the Centre des Expositions et Foires (CETEF), the new mall offers a wide range of goods, including agri-food products, clothing, handicrafts, and household appliances.
The site will...
Togo will soon launch a new program to support people facing terrorism and security challenges. According to a decree issued last Thursday toward its implementation, the program is called the "Emergency Program to Strengthen Community Resilience and Security". The decree was issued during the Council of Ministers.
"The Emergency Program to Strengthen Community Resilience and Security aims to...
The African Chamber of Commerce and Services (CACS) of the Dakhla region (Morocco) and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Togo (CCI -Togo) signed a partnership agreement on November 24, 2023. The agreement was signed by Nathalie Bitho, the president of the special delegation of the consular chamber of Togo, and Abdelmonaim Faouzi, the president of the CACS, on the sidelines of the "2nd...
Togo should soon launch a project to build 21 bridges in its five regions, a project that aligns with the government’s strategy to open up rural areas. The project was presented last weekend at the Council of Ministers, by Kanfitine Issa Tchede, Minister of Rural Access and Rural Roads.
Tchede, during his presentation, added that discussions were underway with companies specialized in...
The AIFO–Association of Oilseed Industries of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU), and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)- had their 23rd General Assembly last week in Lomé, Togo. During the meeting, the stakeholders discussed ways to make the region’s oilseed industries more competitive, dynamic, and modern.
Among others, the participants also...
The African Solidarity Fund (AFS) could soon partner with Togo on the project to build 20,000 social housing units in Kpomé-Dalavé. The possibility was discussed last week, on November 20, during a meeting between Togo’s Minister of Urbanism and Housing, Kodjo Adedze, and a delegation from AFS.
The AFS delegation was in Togo to present the Fund’s operations and assets. The delegation was...
Huawei Technologies closed a one-week training workshop in Lomé on November 22. The ICT-focused workshop aims to create an ecosystem from which Huawei and specialized technology companies can draw directly on talent and skilled labor. It falls under Huawei’s Seeds for the Future program.
For this first edition of the workshop, 15 Togolese students, all from the University of Lomé...
Togo should soon have a digital hotel booking platform for big events. The project was launched on November 21, 2023, by the Ministry of Tourism. On the project, the Ministry of Tourism cooperates with the Ministry of Digital Economy via the Agence Togo Digital (ATD),
The platform will be similar to Booking.com or Expedia, but typically Togolese, and should help boost tourist inflow. It will...
In a bid to bolster its commitment to gender equality, the Court of Audit of Togo recently validated in Lomé a "gender strategy" and an associated action plan for the period 2024-2026.
The strategy and plan were greenlit on November 21, with the support of GIZ, the German cooperation, as part of the "Good financial governance" project. The latter is aimed at strengthening financial governance...
In Togo, tax exemptions cost the State almost CFA140 billion between January and September 2023, an increase of 18% year-on-year.
The government expects to miss out on CFA146 billion for the whole year. These "illiquid" revenues, i.e. not collected, have a direct impact on public finances but are part of a government strategy to support the economy during crises.
In recent years, Lomé has...
Cotton farmers from 15 West and Central African countries have gathered in Lomé, Togo, since Tuesday, for a meeting that aims to define new strategies for improving the industry. Set to close on November 23, the meeting is organized by the African Cotton Producers Association (AProCA).
The meeting mainly focuses on issues such as the difficulty in setting international market prices and scarce...
Anne-Marie Couderc, non-executive chairman of Air France's board, met Togolese Prime Minister Victoire Tomegah-Dogbé on November 20. The women talked about the airline’s activities in the country. Air France is 90 years old this year.
"We took the opportunity of celebrating 90 years of Air France, including 76 years of liaison with Togo, to take stock of our relations and see how we could...
The West African Development Bank (BOAD) will invest CFA30 billion into Togo’s Emergency Program for the Savannah Region (PURS). The regional lender made the announcement just after its 138th Board of Directors meeting, on November 21, in Lomé.
The financing, a loan, was approved to improve infrastructure, basic social services, and economic resilience in the northern part of the...