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Togo will send six film productions to the Festival Panafricain du Cinéma et de la Télévision de Ouagadougou (FESPACO), set to run from February 22 to March 1, 2025. The figure, a record, reflects a dynamic and expanding local film industry.
The selected films span a variety of categories, showcasing the breadth of Togolese talent. These include entries in critical review, series, animation,...
Togolese entrepreneurs can apply to the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) startup funding program and get seed funding of $5,000.
Last Friday, a TEF awareness session was held to inform entrepreneurs who may be interested. The Ministry of Grassroots Development and Youth Employment, and the National Agency for Micro, Small, and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) backed the workshop....
Mila Aziablé, Minister of Water and Sanitation of Togo, was in the Plateaux region on February 3. She inspected two key water and sanitation facilities in the region: the Ohoundjè landfill site, in Ogou 1, and the Iwolobo water treatment center, in Amou.
The visit underscored the ongoing challenges in waste management in the region. Minister Aziablé lauded waste management practices in place...
Lomé seeks to become a major arbitration center in sea and financial disputes, joining big cities like London, Hong Kong, and Paris. Last week, from February 3 to 5, the Togolese capital hosted The Power of Lomé Arbitration Week (L.A.W). According to Martial Akakpo, who heads the Centre International d'Arbitrage et de Médiation (CIAM), the L.A.W supported the ambition.
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The Gnassingbé Eyadema International Airport (AIGE) of Lomé, Togo, is slated for further expansion works. This project was a key topic during discussions at the National Assembly concerning the 2025 Finance Law in late December 2024.
The expansion aims to increase the airport's capacity and support Togo's ambition to become a regional logistics hub. The expansion should help the facility...
The Djanta Tech Hub in Lomé, Togo, will offer Human Centered Design (HCD) training on February 21 and 22, 2025.
The two sessions, organized with the Co-Creation Hub (CcHub), target digital and innovation professionals—from entrepreneurs to students—to enhance their skills in design thinking and product creation.
Participants in these interactive workshops will learn to design innovative...
During the third quarter of 2024, outstanding loans by microfinance institutions in Togo stood at CFA395.6 billion. This is CFA35.8 billion more than the previous quarter (+9.9%). The figures were disclosed in a recent report from the Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO). Togo surpassed Senegal (4.4%), Côte d'Ivoire (4.8%), Burkina Faso (3.1%), and Benin (2.5%) in quarterly...
Last week, the Togolese Ministry of Social Action and Women's Rights announced a national campaign to provide 1,000 women with supplementary judgments in place of birth certificates.
This initiative, part of the International Women's Rights Day 2025 celebration on March 8, is a collaboration with the Ministries of Territorial Administration and Justice. The goal is to ease the difficulties faced...
The "D-CLIC, Digital Training with the OIF" program officially started on February 4, 2025, in Lomé, Togo. This program aims to train over 300 young people in digital skills such as web and mobile development, digital communication, and digital marketing.
Held at the University of Lomé, the launching ceremony was attended by government officials, entrepreneurs, representatives from the...
Lomé will host the third “Les Afropéennes” music festival from February 20 to 23. Organizers announced the dates via social media.
The festival will again showcase cultural diversity, bringing together artists, industry professionals, and fans. “Les Afropéennes” aims to promote inclusion and global awareness, particularly among young people, by highlighting collaborations between...
Togo gears up for the second edition of the Forum des Producteurs Agricoles du Togo (FoPAT). In preparation for this event, which aims to modernize agriculture, the Ministry of Agriculture, Village Hydraulics, and Rural Development has started consultations in several prefectures. These meetings will assess progress made since the 2023 edition and refine strategies for the 2025-2026 agricultural...
The West African Gas Pipeline is being maintained. Started on February 5, the works are set to end on March 2, 2024. They could disrupt electricity supplies in Togo, Benin, and Ghana. Compagnie Energie Electrique du Togo (CEET), Togo’s power utility, is already planning measures to curb the disruption’s impact on the Togolese people.
In the event of a disruption, Togolese authorities will...
BOA Togo, the Togolese branch of the Bank of Africa Group, has teamed up with the Fondation Agir Ensemble pour l'Afrique (AEA) to support women entrepreneurs. This partnership is part of the "Le Bond Féminin" program, which aims to provide financial tools and resources for Togolese women in business.
The agreement focuses on three key areas: providing women entrepreneurs with training to...
Togo has officially launched its new Public Investment Program (PIP) for 2026-2028. Disclosed on January 30, 2025, in Lomé, the initiative aims to streamline public investments and align projects with the government’s 2020-2025 roadmap and sustainable development goals.
The program was launched in the presence of Presidential Advisors, Cabinet Directors, General Secretaries of ministries, and...
Since 2021, Germany has provided €294.3 million (CFA193 billion) to support reforms and investments in Togo. This funding is part of the G20's Compact With Africa initiative and focuses on improving the business environment, vocational training, agro-industrial transformation, agricultural value chains, decentralization, and regional development.
The announcement was made during the...
Togo plans to raise CFA25 billion on the West African Monetary Union’s public securities market this Friday, February 7. The country’s Treasury will issue short-term government bonds, known as fungible bills (BAT), to secure the funds.
Each bond will have a nominal value of CFA1 million, a three-month maturity period, and varying interest rates. The money raised will help finance...