Togo Achieves Significant Progress in 2025 Roadmap Implementation

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Wednesday, 28 August 2024 14:42

Togo Achieves Significant Progress in 2025 Roadmap Implementation

(Togo First) - Togo has made significant progress in implementing its 2025 government roadmap, launched 4 years ago. Prime Minister Victoire Dogbé presented some of the roadmap’s achievements to the National Assembly on August 23.

According to Dogbé, implementation has faced major challenges, including the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change effects, the Russia-Ukraine conflict, and a volatile security situation in West Africa. However, she maintains that "despite these obstacles, Togo's economy has displayed remarkable robustness."

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Indeed, Togo's economic growth rose from 2% in 2020 to 6.4% in 2023, with a projection of 6.6% for 2024. "This performance was underpinned by a substantial increase in public investment, which reached CFA559.3 billion in 2024, compared with CFA394.2 billion in 2020,” PM Dogbé said.

Je remercie l’AN pour le vote de confiance suite à la présentation de la Déclaration de la Politique Générale. Nous avons pu présenter les avancées de la FDR 2025 ainsi que les actions à mener pour baliser la voie à l'installation des institutions de la Ve république. pic.twitter.com/4pgSvnrysK
— Victoire Dogbe (@DogbeVictoire) August 24, 2024

Health

Around 200 health facilities were renovated and built under the program. These include the Dogta Lafiè referral hospital and eleven epidemic treatment centers. Also, over 1,200 health professionals were recruited to improve care quality, and social programs like "School Assur" and "Wezou" have benefited 900,000 schoolchildren and 575,000 pregnant women, respectively. Universal health insurance, introduced in October 2021, has covered the formal private sector since January 2024.

Education

The primary school completion rate reached 94.6% in 2024, up from 87% in 2020. Over 11,300 teachers have been recruited and trained, and more than 4,600 classrooms have been built or renovated. The government has also canceled registration fees for exams and tuition fees in public junior and high schools.

Social programs benefited 900,000 schoolchildren and 575,000 pregnant women. Universal health insurance now covers the formal private sector.

Agriculture

According to the head of government, the agricultural sector has experienced significant growth, with a 15% increase in cereal production from 2020 to 2023. "These results are due to the development of 35,000 hectares of farmland, the distribution of subsidized inputs, and the introduction of mechanization through the construction of specialized regional centers," Dogbé told deputies.

Conformément à la vision de SEM Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé, Président de la République, nous continuerons de mobiliser toutes les énergies autour des priorités nationales pour le bien-être des populations. pic.twitter.com/blCqUnlap4
— Victoire Dogbe (@DogbeVictoire) August 24, 2024

Industrialization

On the industrial front, the Plateforme Industrielle d'Adétikopé (PIA) has developed over 410 hectares, housing more than twenty industrial units focused on agro-industry and logistics. Since 2020, investments in companies approved as free zones and subject to the investment code have reached CFA346 billion, creating around 5,500 jobs.

Logistics and infrastructure

Between 2020 and 2023, Togo strengthened its position as a logistics hub. Over the period, passenger traffic at the Lomé airport stood at 1.35 million per year. In parallel, the port of Lomé increased its tonnage handled from 25 million to 30 million tonnes.

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Road infrastructure also improved: 828 km of national roads and 4,200 km of rural tracks were built and renovated.

Environmental protection

Togo has increased its environmental preservation efforts by planting around 19.5 million trees and restoring over a million hectares of degraded ecosystems.

The introduction of electric vehicles, which now make up 6% of the vehicle fleet, helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Security and resilience

In response to rising security threats since 2021, Togo has adopted a comprehensive approach that includes prevention, protection, and addressing vulnerabilities. This has strengthened the operational capabilities of the defense and security forces through a military programming law.

The Emergency Program to Strengthen Community Resilience and Security (PURS), initially launched in the Savanes region, has now expanded to the entire country, with a projected budget of CFA326 billion. Togo's cabinet plans to reinforce these initiatives to meet national needs in line with the government's roadmap.

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ENFORCING CONTRACTS (more info)

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