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The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is behind a new environmental project that could be born in Togo. On April 15, stakeholders met to discuss the project, which focuses on five prefectures in the Eastern Plateaux region: Anié, Ogou, Haho, Middle Mono, and East-Mono. The Global Environment Facility backs the project.
The recent meeting aimed to produce sustainable and inclusive...
Togo has approved a new action plan for its national decentralization policy, covering 2025 to 2034. Officials validated the plan on April 15 in Kara. With the new strategy, Lomé seeks to improve local governance and make local authorities key drivers of economic growth.
The Ministry of Territorial Administration, Decentralization and Customary Chieftaincy leads the project, with support from...
The new headquarters of Togo’s Professional Union of Customs Agents, also known as Union Professionnelle des Agréés en Douanes (UPRAD), will be in Lomé. Construction works for the building were kicked off on April 17 in the Golfe 1 municipality. Stéphane Akaya, Secretary General of the Ministry of Economy and Finance, led the groundbreaking ceremony on behalf of the Minister.
The project...
Last Friday, Togo raised CFA22 billion on the regional money market, the WAEMU Securities market. Initially, Lomé was seeking CFA20 billion through the operation, an issuance of Fungible Treasury bills (BAT).
According to the stock market, 22 subscribed to the call, offering a total of CFA71.4 billion. This represented a coverage rate of 357.33%.
In detail, Togo secured CFA4.75 billion through...
Togo has officially joined the Inter-African Coffee Organization (IACO) by submitting its Instrument of Acceptance for the 2020 Agreement in early April. This move legally commits Togo to the agreement to strengthen cooperation in Africa's coffee sector. Togo had initially agreed to the terms in May 2023.
The Instrument of Acceptance is a key step that confirms Togo's commitment to abide by the...
The African Union (AU) officially appointed Togolese President Faure Gnassingbé as mediator in the conflict ravaging eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). He replaces Angolan President João Lourenço, who withdrew from the mission last month. The AU confirmed the transition in a press release issued over the weekend.
Togo’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Robert Dussey, relayed the news...
The first phase of Togo’s 5th National Agricultural Census (RNA-5) counted 677,692 farming households nationwide, and 85% of them are in rural areas. Among these households, 78% have no land security, exposing them to persistent structural fragility.
Additionally, 57% of households cultivate areas of two hectares or less, and only 6.24% use tractors.
These preliminary results, presented...
Togo has selected 25 startups for the final stage of the "D-CLIC, Digital Training with the OIF". Picked out of more than 100 applicants, the 25 chosen will participate in a week-long exhibition and presentation event in Lomé from April 21 to 26. The Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) initiated the program, which is implemented locally by the CUBE incubator.
The program will...
From April 13 to October 13, 2025, Togo will promote its culture and economic potential in Japan at the Osaka World Expo.
The Togolese pavilion, already open, showcases the country’s handicrafts, biodiversity, royal traditions, and iconic landscapes. The exhibition also emphasizes Togo’s ongoing economic transformation, focusing on infrastructure development, digital technology, sustainable...
The West African Development Bank (BOAD) closed the 2024 financial year with a net profit of CFA39.402 billion, against CFA36.453 billion in 2023, or 8.09% up year-on-year. The Lomé-based institution reported the performance in a press release dated April 7, 2025, after the Council of Ministers of the West African Monetary Union (WAMU) validated its accounts.
According to the source, BOAD's...
Togo needs around $14 billion (around CFA8,320 billion) by 2050 to address climate change challenges. The World Bank forecast the need in a recent report on climate-resilient development trajectories. This figure highlights the immense structural challenges the West African nation faces as it grapples with the effects of global warming.
Climate Investments Demand 6.2% of GDP...
The SEPHIS Foundation aims to mobilize CFA1 billion to support 125 women-led SMEs in Togo. Séphora Kodjo, Chair of the Foundation’s Board of Directors, reaffirmed this goal during a meeting with Prime Minister Victoire Tomégah-Dogbé on Friday, April 4, 2025.
Kodjo stated that various packages, ranging from five to a hundred million CFA, will be allocated through partnerships with the...
Lomé's Authorized Customs Agents (CDA) began an intensive training session on Monday, April 7, 2025. The Union Professionnelle des Agréés en Douane du Togo (ed. note: Togo Professional Union of Customs Agents)(UPRAD-Togo) organized the three-day event.
The session focuses on "Optimizing CDA customs skills for better professional performance." It aims to review the profession's...
From May 15 to 17, 2025, Lomé will host the first International Festival of Local Economic Development (FIDEL). The event is orfanized by two NGOs–Initiatives des Jeunes pour le Développement (IJD) and SIM-Afrique–and backed by the Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN). The festival aims to mobilize local resources for the Togolese authorities.
The FIDEL will gather local officials,...
Togolese President Faure Gnassingbé is poised to take on a critical role as the African Union’s (AU) new mediator in the ongoing conflict between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda. The nomination, proposed by Angolan President João Lourenço, was endorsed by the AU Assembly's Bureau during a virtual meeting on April 5, 2025.
Lourenço, who recently stepped down as mediator to...
Togo’s first issue on the West African Monetary Union (WAMU) market this quarter is scheduled for April 11. Lomé will seek CFA20 billion by issuing fungible treasury bills (Bons Assimilables du Trésor in French).
In detail, the BAT will have a face value of CFA1 million and maturities of 182 days and 364 days with varying interest rates. Proceeds will finance the country’s 2025 budget,...