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The Adétikopé Industrial Platform (PIA) dry port is going digital. On September 19, 2024, the PIA administration announced the official launch of a digital platform for logistics management. However, the platform has been active since June 2024.
The new platform aims to simplify and improve operations at the dry port. With it, users can track containers in real-time–arrival at the Port of...
The Togolese government is working to standardize the management of local authorities, especially at the communal level. On September 17, 2024, the process began to create organization charts and administrative, financial, and technical procedure manuals for local authorities in Lomé.
This meeting was organized by the Ministry of Territorial Administration, Decentralization, and Customary...
Togo’s Education and Development Agency (AED) and the Training Center for Industrial Trades also known as Centre de Formation aux Métiers de l'Industrie (CFMI) have partnered to improve vocational training for young people. The related agreement was signed on September 17, 2024, in Lomé.
This collaboration will enhance the training content at the Institutes of Alternating Training for...
The NanaTech digital training program is expanding its support for women in Togo. Currently, twenty women traders and entrepreneurs are participating in a training course as part of the "NanaTech Immersion" program in Tsévié, which runs until September 21, 2024.
During this week-long training, participants will learn about digital transformation, digital marketing, financial management using...
South Korea donated computers and printers to the Togolese municipalities of Lacs 1, Agoè-Nyivé 1, and Agoè-Nyivé 2. The equipment was handed over on September 17 by Moon Dongkyu, the Minister Counselor of the Republic of Korea in Togo.
"In the digital age, it is timely to provide this support to local authorities to better serve their constituents," Moon Dongkyu declared.
In March...
Togo has made significant strides in cybersecurity, ranking among the top 10 African countries according to the 2024 Global Cybersecurity Index (GCI) report published by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). The country achieved an impressive score of 88.8 points, placing it in Tier 2, labeled "Advancing." This is a remarkable improvement from its previous score of 33 points.
The GCI...
Leonardo Santos Simão, head of the UN Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), was recently in Togo. He met with President Gnassingbé on September 17. They discussed peace and security in the region.
During the meeting, Simão praised Togo's efforts to maintain peace and stability. "I congratulated the President on his peace policy and initiatives to strengthen stability in the...
The Togolese Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has announced new priorities for the 2024-2025 school year, including the launch of "écoles-projets", an initiative aiming to blend theory and practice in education, allowing students to engage in real projects related to their studies.
"Each school/school establishment draws up a project that is the result of learning," said Minister...
Togo and Benin’s Chambers of Commerce and Industry will soon host their first annual meeting on entrepreneurship and trade. The roundtable falls under the Regional Program for the Integration of Agricultural Markets (PRIMA).
In preparation for the meeting, whose date is yet to be disclosed, a delegation from CCI-Benin was in Lomé from September 9 to 14. The delegation met with CCI-Togo...
Lomé-based African Lease Group (ALG) earned CFA10.4 billion in sales revenues last year. The leasing and factoring firm, active in West Africa, also recorded consolidated net income of CFA5.4 billion over the same period. It loaned out CFA55.3 billion across its entire WAEMU market.
Rating agency Bloomfield Investment confirmed ALG's long-term issuer rating of A with a stable outlook....
The European Union’s new Ambassador-designate in Togo, Gwilym Jones, is officially in. On September 13, Jones presented his Letters of Credence to Robert Dussey, Togo's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Robert Dussey.
“I was so pleased to welcome and receive copy Letters of Credence from Mr Jones Gwilym Ceri,” Ambassador-designate of European Union to Togo, Dussey wrote on X.
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Togo currently hosts the OECD Francophone Academy. Launched on September 16 and ending on September 20, the one-week training aims to combat illicit financial flows and improve domestic resource mobilization in participating countries. The meeting is held at the Institut de Formation Fiscale et Douanière de l'OTR (IFDD-OTR).
Among the key figures present at the opening ceremony were...
The Saudi Fund for Development, which helps Togo build drinking water infrastructure, sent an evaluation to Lomé last week. Al Ardi Abdul Rahman Shudjaa led the delegation which updated Mila Aziablé, the Minister in charge of water, on the progress of the drinking water drilling program.
The mission highlighted achievements from the fifth phase of the "Saudi borehole program for rural...
A World Bank technical mission was in Togo from September 9 to 13, 2024. The delegation came to evaluate the progress of the Food System Resilience Program (FSRP-Togo). The group included teams from regional organizations like the Permanent Inter-State Committee for Drought Control in the Sahel (CILSS), the West and Central African Council for Agricultural Research and Development (CORAF), and...
Launched in 2021, the project to rebuild Lomé's biggest market is 60% done. Sani Yaya, Minister of Public Works and Infrastructures, disclosed the figure after visiting the site on September 13. Before him, the President of the National Assembly, Kodjo Adédzé, also confirmed the progress after visiting the market.
Many facilities, including fire protection and electrical systems, have been...
India, Burkina Faso, and Ivory Coast were Togo's top export destinations in the second quarter of this year. According to Togo’s Institute of Statistics and Economic and Demographic Studies (INSEED), over the period, the country exported CFA212.1 billion worth of goods in total, marking a trade deficit of CFA241 billion.
India was the biggest buyer. The Asian giant absorbed 22% of Togo’s...