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The University of Lomé (UL) in Togo signed a new two-year partnership agreement with the World Health Organization (WHO). The new agreement was signed on February 13, by Adama Kpodar and Fatoumata Binta Tidiane Diallo. Kpodar chairs the UL and Diallo represents the WHO in Togo.
The deal supports the construction of the public health research and training center at the UL. It will also help...
Kazakhstan will help Togo implement its Togo Digital 2025 strategy. The two countries recently signed a memorandum of understanding to this end. The document was signed two weeks ago, at the 6th Digital Almaty Forum.
The deal was inked by the Togolese Minister of digital economy, Cina Lawson, and Kazahk Minister of digital development, Bagdat Mussin. It focuses on knowledge and experience...
An official delegation from Niger was in Lomé, Togo, on Tuesday, February 13, 2024. The delegation met with Edem Tengue, the Togolese minister of maritime economy. They talked about transporting Niger’s goods via the port of Lomé.
Niger is a landlocked country. As such, access to the sea, via Lomé’s port, is crucial. Even more so given the possible reconfiguration of trade in the...
Togo earned CFA19.84 billion from its mining industry in 2021. The figure was disclosed in the 2021 report by the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative in Togo (EITI Togo).
The mining revenues are up by 13% compared to 2020. That year, they stood at CFA17.53 billion.
Most of the 2021 revenues were generated by large-scale operations. They earned the country CFA16.88 billion, against...
The HAHO 3 municipality in the Haho prefecture mobilized CFA157.2 million in revenues in 2023. This includes 101.8 million which was allocated to the construction of the Kpédomé livestock market and culverts, the Haho mayor, Adaisso Kossi, disclosed on the sidelines of the municipality’s first ordinary session of 2024. The meeting focused on reporting administrative and management accounts...
Spain wants to improve its relationship with Togo. Spanish Ambassador to Togo Javier Gutiérrez unveiled the ambition last week while meeting with Togo’s Prime Minister, Victoire Tomégah-Dogbé.
“Togo is an attractive country for Spanish companies,” said Gutiérrez before adding, “I think we need to work together to promote trade between the two countries.”
Besides economic...
Lomé, the capital of Togo, currently hosts a forum on security in the ECOWAS region. The meeting is organized by the Centre d'Études Stratégiques de l'Afrique (CESA), and backed by the U.S. Embassy in Togo. Started on February 12, the forum ends on February 15.
Several security experts of the ECOWAS are gathered at the event. They will learn how to better manage resources related to security....
Manuella Santos, Togo’s Minister of Investment Promotion, visited the headquarters of wax maker Koster Keunen West Africa last Friday, Feb. 9. Santos was with U.S. Ambassador, Elizabeth Fitzsimmons.
Besides taking notes of the wax maker’s achievements, Minister Santos praised Togo for “attracting this investment, which is helping transform value chains by actively engaging...
Togo will undertake big works this year, as part of the West Africa Coastal Areas Resilience Investment Project (Waca-Resip). The team steering the project announced Friday, February 9, to the press in the framework of a radio program aimed at communicating more on the Waca-Resip.
Protecting Gbodjome-Agbodrafo coast
The first phase of the coming works covers the Gbodjome-Agbodrafo coast which...
Last week, Togo secured three medals at the 2023 Cocoa of Excellence Awards in Amsterdam, Holland. The West African country won gold, bronze, and silver medals for the quality of its cocoa.
For this edition of the global contest, organizers assessed 222 samples from 52 countries. Togo came first among runners from Africa and the Indian Ocean.
"The results of this competition once again...
Togo now chairs the Competition Advisory Committee (CAC) of the ECOWAS Regional Competition Authority (ARCC). The country was picked to steer the Committee last week after the ARCC’s 8th session in Lomé.
Togolese Talime Abe is the CAC’s new chairman. He replaces the Nigerian Boladale Adéyinka.
Abe and his team will focus on implementing the recommendations of the ECOWAS memorandum...
Togo is attending the BIOFACH 2024 fair in Nuremberg, Germany. The international trade fair dedicated to organic products begins on February 13.
Togolese participants will showcase their organic products and hold B2B meetings. They include mainly MSMEs active in the organic value chain.
The fair will be an opportunity to forge new partnerships.
The Togolese delegation will help...
Applications for the next legislative and regional elections must be submitted between February 19 and February 28. The National Independent Electoral Commission (CENI) announced the deadline last week.
Regarding eligibility criteria, the CENI noted that only Togolese by birth, regardless of sex, aged 25 and more on the date of the vote who are registered on an electoral roll are eligible...
The government of Togo is restructuring its National Solidarity Agency (ASN). The Council of Ministers reviewed and issued a decree to this end on February 8. This decree is the seventh issued to restructure the Agency for more efficiency.
Among others, the new decree will enable the ASN to implement reforms that will bolster its actions in the field. It will also allow the Agency to have...
Togo and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are still in talks over the deployment of the next Extended Credit Facility (ECF). The deal for the package was sealed last December.
According to the agreement, Lomé should receive $390 million from the Bretton Woods institution over 42 months (3 and half years). Togolese authorities plan to use the funds to consolidate their...
Togo will carry out its next issue on the West African Economic and Monetary Securities Market (UEMOA Titres) on February 16, 2024. The Togolese Treasury will seek CFA25 billion through the operation, a simultaneous issue of fungible bonds and bills (OATs and BATs).
In detail, Lomé will seek CFA10 billion via the BATs and CFA15 billion through the OATs. The former have multiple interest rates,...