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Kossi Adodo was just reelected for a five-year term as the head of the association of companies of the free-trade zone (ASOZOF).
In addition to renewing his position as president of this association, Adodo who also heads plastics firm NOSITO Sarl, will from now on also chair the board of the ASOZOF in place of the former executive management.
Let’s indicate that the...
Between 2011 and 2019, a total of nine (9) billion CFA francs was invested in the craftsmanship sector in Togo, to create jobs and wealth.
At the end of 2019, 11,300 projects and 10,500 young artisans were financed in this industry, under various mechanisms. Over the period reviewed, 25,000 artisans, out of 60,000 registered, received training aimed at professionalizing and developing...
Félix Auger-Aliassime (photo), the young Canadian tennis player of Togolese origin, will support children’s education in Togo, specifically in the Kara region. He will do so under the EduChange project, in partnership with BNP Paribas and NGO CARE.
At the end of the past week, the youth said he would donate 5$ for every point he wins in official matches. BNP Paribas will for its part...
Between 2011 and 2019, a total of nine (9) billion CFA francs was invested in the craftsmanship sector in Togo, to create jobs and wealth.
At the end of 2019, 11,300 projects and 10,500 young artisans were financed in this industry, under various mechanisms. Over the period reviewed, 25,000 artisans, out of 60,000 registered, received training aimed at professionalizing and developing...
From XOF644 billion in 2010, the wealth generated by the agricultural sector soared beyond XOF1,350 billion in 2019. The surge was driven by the government’s national strategy in the sector paired with various programs and projects.
One of the flagship projects that helped achieve this result is the national program for agricultural investment and food security - PNIASA. Over the period...
Fenix International (acquired by French firm ENGIE in April 2018), Moon (solar kit supplier), and Solergie (partner of Total-Togo) plans to enter the Togolese energy market.
This was disclosed in a communiqué by John van Zuylen, CEO of Africa Solar industry association, where he lauds Togo’s efforts relative to solar power.
Let’s emphasize that some of these operators, such as...
For the 2017-2019 agricultural campaign in the Kara region, the project to boost youth employment in profitable sectors (PAIEJ-SP) disbursed more than XOF730 million for specific projects and businesses.
The news was disclosed during a meeting held in Kara last Friday. This was a sharing meeting organized by the regional committee for the selection of projects and partnering technical...
Last week, Togo’s minister of agriculture, Noel Bataka, launched a game-like app that teaches its users good farming practices. SimulAgri Togo is the name of this app which for the moment focuses on the vegetable, cocoa and rice sectors.
On one hand, this tool, developed by Simulgames aims at providing farmers information that can help boost their income, yield and yield quality. On...
India’s National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) was recently chosen by Togo as a consultant on a 300 MW solar project.
Under this project, solar mini-grids will be developed. These will add to the country’s current four which are respectively located in Takpapieni in the Savanes region (100 Kwc), Kountoum in the Kara region (100 Kwc), Assoukoko in the central region (250 Kwc), and...
The PNUD has granted $286,000 to nine Togolese civil society organizations (CSO) to protect the environment and fight climate change. The related agreement was signed yesterday in Lomé, by Aliou Dia, Resident-Coordinator for PNUD Togo, and the heads of the nine organizations, in the presence of Togo’s minister of environment and forest resources. Koffi Dimizou.
The monies were...
The Economic Community of West African States’ (ECOWAS) Commission plans to open in Lomé a center to train its staff. The related communiqué was released by the Commission on February 3, 2020.
“Centralizing training will give the staff members the chance to acquire technical skills and capacities needed to do their work at the ECOWAS,” said Prof. Dias Jeremias Furtado, human...
Africa Lease Togo (ALT), which entered the Togolese market in the last quarter of 2019, has raised its capital to XOF3.5 billion, from XOF3.1 billion.
The decision was taken during an extraordinary general assembly of the subsidiary of the Danish company.
The capital was raised by issuing 350,000 fully paid-up shares with a nominal value of XOF10,000 per unit. The operation aims at...
From 2015 to 2018, the completion rate of primary school in Togo grew from 83% to 89%. According to the World Bank which disclosed the figures, the country is the best performer in the WAEMU over the period concerned.
In 2017, Togo was ahead of Cote d'Ivoire (71.6%), Burkina Faso (65%), Senegal (57%), and Mali (49.6%). Two years before, the country came before Benin (81%), Burkina Faso...
In Togo, the posts and telecommunications regulatory authority, ARCEP, will soon open its own call center.
This center, ARCEP said in a statement, will allow every citizen to get information on the telecommunications and posts sectors. They will also be able to submit complaints against some operators, as well as report issues regarding their networks, or even make recommendations to the...
This year, BOA Togo intends to raise its loans to the agricultural sector, bringing it to XOF7 billion. The move falls in line with the bank’s partnership with the Incentive Mechanism for Agricultural Financing (MIFA). It was announced last month, during the 12th national forum for Togolese farmers (FNPT), held in Kara.
“We have received the authorization to spend a total of XOF7 billion of...
Through the fund of Autonomous Company for Road Maintenance Financing (SAFER), the government of Togo plans to proceed to the maintenance of more than 340km of roads.
The works will be done on the National Road N°1 in Lomé, Togblekopé, Tsévié, Notsé, Atakpamé and Aouda, Sokodé, Kara and Kanté. They will include major and minor rehabilitation, as well as resurfacing.
In detail,...