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The USAID-funded ExpandPF program was launched in Togo yesterday, March 27th. The program was launched by Prof. Moustafa Mijiyawa, Minister of Health. This program aims to improve access to and utilization of quality family planning services across the country.
This five-year program will be implemented at 40 healthcare sites spread across three districts, the Est-Mono, Haho, and Kloto...
A fire broke recently at the Port of Lomé. The incident took place on the night of March 23 to 24, according to the Ministry of Economy and Coastal Protection.
The source informed that the fire lasted two hours. However, it added that firefighters intervened, and an abandoned store belonging to the Office Togolais des Recettes (OTR) was hit.
While no casualties were reported, the...
Robert Dussey, Togo’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, was in Washington last week for an audience with Luis Almagro, Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS). Two months earlier, Togo joined the organization as a permanent observer.
"As a permanent observer to the OAS, I invited Togo to take advantage of our organization's strategic position in the region," Almagro...
More than 6.6 million mosquito nets (6,637,435) were distributed last year across Togo. The Ministry of Health disclosed the figure in its 2024 citizen budget.
The figure disclosed exceeded the forecast for the year reviewed–6.5 million nets. It is also higher than the number of nets distributed in 2020, amidst the Covid-19 crisis–5,421,189 nets.
Last year, the Grand Lomé area...
Togo wants to boost raise its fishing output by 25% by 2028. The country just launched a new action plan to this end. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, the strategy specifically aims to improve the sector's production, processing, and sales conditions. Lomé seeks CFA20.04 billion to execute the strategy.
A five-axis plan
The new strategy branches into five axes. The first...
The United Nations (UN) recently released its latest report on World Happiness. Togo scored 4.21 over 10, ranking 124th (over 143).
Compared to the previous edition, Togo’s score rose by 0.08 points. However, the West African country lost two places. Last year, it ranked 122nd out of 137 countries assessed, with a score of 4.13.
In Africa, Togo is the 27th happiest country. The top...
The Togolese Minister of Health, Prof. Moustafa Mijiyawa, kicked off the ProSanté III project on March 21. For an estimated budget of CFA10 billion, the project aims to improve the country’s health services and facilities. The components and intervention areas of the project were presented at the launch.
The previous editions, ProSanté I and ProSanté II, pooled in CFA16 billion in...
Between 2021 and 2023, 2,200 kilometers of rural roads have been rehabilitated in Togo, according to official sources cited by Togo First.
According to the same sources, an additional 2,552 kilometers are currently under construction as part of the national rural connectivity program. Moreover, 1,720 kilometers of rural roads underwent routine mechanized maintenance during the three years...
The Togolese Minister of Women Empowerment and Literacy, Lolonyo Apedoh-Anakoma, was in New York last week for the 68th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW68).
On the sidelines of the session, the Togolese official shared her country’s experience regarding women's empowerment. Togo, it is worth noting is the best in Africa when it comes to promoting women’s...
Lomé, Togo, currently hosts the 53rd ordinary session of the Inter-Parliamentary Committee of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (IPC-WAEMU). The 10-day session focuses on the Union’s 2023 annual operation and progress report.
According to Togo’s parliament, the meeting aims to enable WAEMU deputies to better understand how the ICP operates and is organized. It also aims to inform...
Togo earns about CFA20 billion per year from exporting cashew and cashew derivatives. Representatives of the sector’s national council, the CIFAT, disclosed the information on March 14, which was the National Cashew Day in Togo.
According to Agridigitale, which quoted the representatives, every year, between CFA17 billion and CFA20 billion are generated through export, thanks to the...
World Bank delegation in Togo to help assess and develop cold chain in vegetable and poultry sectors
A World Bank delegation is currently in Togo meeting various local stakeholders in the vegetable and poultry sectors. The mission started on March 14 and will end on March 22, 2024. Its focus is to improve the cold chain in both sectors.
In detail, participants will assess existing cooling infrastructure, and based on their assessment, draw strategies to tackle issues and improve the cold...
As announced a few days ago, President Faure Gnassingbé has kicked off in Kolidè (in the Plateaux region) a project for building 21 bridges across the country. The leader launched the works on March 20.
The works are co-financed by Togo and France. France provided CFA50 billion and Togo CFA15 billion. The financing agreement with France was signed in June 2023, by the Togolese Minister of...
Togo received nearly a million euros from the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) in 2023. The exact amount was €991,960, according to Prof. Kangni Alemdjrodo, Advisor to the Togolese President on the Permanent Council of La Francophonie.
The official, who disclosed the information earlier this week, detailed that the funds backed a wide range of projects,...
Lomé hosts this week a 7-day regional workshop on tax digitalization. Organized by the IMF’s Regional Centre for Technical Support (AFRITAC), the meeting aims to bolster financial and macroeconomic capacities in West Africa, with a focus on digitalization.
Representatives from the eight WAEMU States, Guinea, Mauritania, and experts from the IMF’s Financial Affairs Department and the AFRITAC...
Various ministers from Togo and Burkina Faso held a meeting last week in Lomé. The two sides talked about their mutual desire to boost their trade relationship. To do this, they want to focus on fluidifying movement along the Lomé-Ouagadougou corridor.
On the occasion, the participants identified some roadblocks to this ambition and made some recommendations to overcome...