8th Togo Top Impact Awards Begin With Renewed Social Focus

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Monday, 24 November 2025 04:39

8th Togo Top Impact Awards Begin With Renewed Social Focus

(Togo First) - The eighth edition of “Togo Top Impact,” an event celebrating notable personalities and initiatives, was launched with a stronger focus on social impact, the organiser said on Saturday.

The programme, led by the National Organization for Excellence and Holistic Development of Togo (ONEDI-Togo), will emphasize tangible social-impact actions. It includes a community activity on Jan. 27, 2026, allowing participants to support local communities through solidarity initiatives and participatory projects. A sports day with an eco-jog will also be held on Jan. 23 to promote civic engagement, well-being, and environmental awareness.

“Togo Top Impact is not only a platform to recognize talent; it is also an opportunity to rally our efforts for the good of communities. We want everyone to leave motivated to make a difference,” said Ali Tossa, general manager of Togo Top Impact.

This year’s edition also introduces new initiatives to promote entrepreneurship and creativity. Its theme is: “Through diversity, celebrating the talents and cultures that shape Africa today.” A new category will honour the best young business leader. The programme also highlights cultural and creative initiatives, including a high-level forum on Jan. 30, 2026, on “Tourism and Artificial Intelligence: an opportunity for the African creative economy.”

Awards will be given in about fifteen categories, grouped into three sets: fundamental, popular, and continental. The fundamental categories will recognise personalities such as the Best Young Leader of the Year. The popular categories will highlight women’s initiatives and content creators, while the continental categories will honour people working to advance African integration.

The list of nominees will be published on Dec. 15, 2025. Public voting will run from Dec. 17 to Jan. 13, while the jury will deliberate from Jan. 16 to Jan. 25. Voting for the popular categories will remain open until Jan. 30.

A gala evening will close the event on Jan. 31, 2026, at the Hotel Sarakawa, where 400 guests are expected.

Gautier Agbekodovi

REFORMS OVERVIEW

STARTING A BUSINESS (more info)

At the fifteenth position, worldwide, and first in Africa, under the Starting a Business index of the 2020 Doing Business ranking, Togo sustains its reformative dynamics with more reforms….

ENFORCING CONTRACTS (more info)

Compared to some years ago when it was one of the lowest rankers under the Doing Business’ Enforcing Contracts indicator, Togo, leveraging many efforts to improve its business climate, was able to jump significantly on the index in the recent years... .

CONTRACT EXECUTION (more info)

Creation of special chambers of commerce for small debts • Creation of chambers of commerce at the Court of Appeal • Civil and commercial cases now handled by distinct clerks • Establishment of commercial courts in Lomé and Kara • Lawyers and bailiffs now have access to the FORSETI COMMERCIAL platform • A maximum period of 100 days was fixed to settle a commercial dispute .

TRADING ACROSS BORDERS (more info)

In comparison to previous years,Togo has significantly improved its ranking under the“Trading across borders” indicator by adopting multiple reforms that focus mainly on the digitization and reduction in delays, for import and export procedures related to import and export.

In comparison to previous years, Togo has significantly improved its ranking on the “Trading across borders” index by adopting multiple reforms that focus mainly on the digitalization and reduction in delays, for import and export procedures related to import and export.

CONSTRUCTION PERMIT (more info)

After moving from the 133rd to 127th place under the 2020 Doing Business’ construction permit index, Togo intends to reiterate this feat in the coming edition of the global ranking. To this end, it has introduced this year multiple reforms.

GETTING ELECTRICITY (more info)

Over the past two years, Togo’s ranking under the Doing Business’ Getting electricity and water indicator has increased consistently. Owing this performance to multiple reforms aimed at making it easier for businesses to access power and water, Lomé plans to introduce even more reforms this year to keep up its improvements.

REGISTERING A PROPERTY (more info)

Out of all the 'Doing Business’ indicators, Property Registration is where Togo has improved the most since 2018. Indeed, after spending years in the lowest part of this ranking, the country now seeks to beat Rwanda which is the best performer on this index in Africa. To do so, Lomé has been introducing many reforms, with the latest batch implemented this year.

PUBLIC PROCUREMENT (more info)

From professionalization to digitization, through legislative regulations, Togo’s public procurement framework is constantly being modernized. Several reforms have been implemented to improve the sector much to the benefit of the private sector, which is the focus of the National Development Plan.

PAYING TAXES AND DUTIES (more info)

To improve its business environment, Togo introduced some important reforms related to the payment of tax and duties. From the replacement of some taxes to the cancellation of others through exemptions, the country has only one objective: offer the most attractive tax framework to investors and economic operators. To achieve this, the authorities relied on digitization.