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Togo's media regulatory body, the Haute Autorité de l'Audiovisuel et de la Communication (HAAC), has sent a "last formal notice" to the French news channel, France 24. The Togolese entity accuses France 24 of "inequitable treatment of information and the dissemination of false news". The claim concerns a story covering maternities at the Sylvanus Olympio Hospital.
According to a letter that the...
The West African Development Bank (BOAD) has approved a CFA30 billion facility to help develop and asphalt the Tchaasémondè - Gandé - Agbang road, in the northeast of Togo. The Bank disclosed the news on June 27, just after its 142nd board meeting.
The construction project aims to ease access to this part of Togo while boosting economic, social, and cultural exchanges at the local and...
The West African Development Bank (BOAD) approved yesterday, June 27, a CFA30 facility to support the second phase of the Togo Agri-Food Transformation Project (PTA-Togo). This project aims to boost agriculture and reduce dependence on food imports in Togo.
The new funding will build on the success of the project's first phase, focusing on increasing the production of rice, corn, soy, sesame,...
Micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) generate 75% of private sector jobs in Togo. Minister of Trade, Kayi Mivedor, disclosed the figure on June 27, 2024.
Mivedor also noted that MSMEs “have been at the heart of the government’s action for many decades.” The official spoke on the sidelines of the MSMEs Day.
MSMEs make up over 90% of Togo’s economic landscape. They...
Togo’s Ministry of Investment prepares a report on business viability at the country level. The new study is similar to an already-released study covering the 2015-2020 period.
A workshop was recently held to review and validate the new report’s draft. The meeting gathered several stakeholders, including members of the Business Climate Cell, the President Cell for Key Projects Monitoring,...
Over the past decade, the financing market for WAEMU countries has been extremely dynamic. But challenges remain.
The WAMU-Securities Agency held the second edition of its Sovereign Securities Day (JTS) in Lomé, on June 27. The annual event gathered several financial players of the WAEMU. This year, participants focused on the market’s development.
"For several years now, WAEMU States have...
The Ministry of Agriculture recently organized in Kpalimé (120 km from Lomé) a workshop on climate change adaptation. Targeting horticultural farmers, the workshop took place on June 25 and 26.
During the two days, agricultural technicians, NGO representatives, and experts from various institutions covered a wide range of topics. These included the selection of seeds adapted to changing...
Pius Agbetomey has recently been appointed Legal Affairs Advisor to the Togolese Presidency. He was appointed, via a presidential decree, as "Presidential Advisor for Legal and Judicial Affairs," with the rank of minister.
Agbetomey was the minister of justice until January 2024. He was replaced by Guy Mipamb Nahm-Tchougli.
Under Pius Agbetomey's leadership, the Ministry of Justice launched...
Construction works for a National Center for Emergency Operations (NEOC) began in Togo yesterday, June 26. The project aims to enable Togo to manage natural disasters better. It is the fruit of a collaboration with the U.S. Togo’s Minister of Security and Civil Protection, Calixte Batossie Madjoulba, launched the project alongside Alan S. Dohrmann, Major General of the North Dakota...
Rehabilitation works on the Lomé-Cotonou road are 80% done. The assessment was made by a delegation of officials and partners who visited the project’s construction sites on June 25. The Minister of Public Works, Zourehatou Kassah-Traoré, led the delegation. It also included representatives from the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the European Union (EU).
During the visit, Wilfrid...
Togo Showcases Performing Arts at Prestigious Grigny International Theater Festival
Togo is represented at the famous Festival de Théâtre International de Grigny in the Paris region until June 29, 2024.
The Atopani group represents the West African country at the event. The group is renowned for theatrical dance and other forms of artistic expression. "It's an important recognition for...
In 2022, tourists from the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) countries spent 46 billion CFA francs in Togo. The figure was disclosed by the Union’s Central Bank, the BCEAO.
According to the source, Ivoirian tourists spent the most in Togo that year–CFA16 billion. They were followed by tourists from Burkina Faso (CFA12.7 billion) and Benin (CFA8.5 billion).
Conversely,...
Togo recently launched the Initiative for Climate Action Transparency (ICAT-Togo). Backed by the Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), ICAT-Togo aims to consolidate the country's climate change achievements and improve the Reporting and Verification (MRV) framework, which assesses these achievements.
ICAT-Togo will improve Togo's greenhouse gas (GHG)...
In a move to address the high prevalence of cataracts in the country, Togo has launched a new public health campaign targeting the Lacs Prefecture in the southeast. The initiative, spearheaded by the Ministry of Health and Public Hygiene, aims to provide free cataract surgery for up to 2,000 people in the locality.
The campaign, launched at the Centre Hospitalier Préfectoral (CHP) d'Aného,...
Togo raised CFA32.11 billion on the WAEMU market on June 24. The country’s treasury secured the funds via a simultaneous issue of fungible bonds (OATs) and fungible bills (BATs).
In detail, CFA26.2 billion were raised via one-year BATs, while CFA5.9 billion were raised via 3-year and 5-year OATs, at annual interest rates of 6.15% and 6.40% respectively
It is worth noting that Togo’s...
In a move to strengthen ties between the two countries, Togo and South Africa have signed an agreement exempting holders of diplomatic and service passports from visa requirements. The measure, effective immediately, aims to facilitate mobility and cooperation between Togo and South Africa.
The Togolese and South African Prime Ministers, Robert Dussey and Naledi Pandor, expressed their shared...