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Lomé will host the first edition of the National Forum on Agroecology and Organic Agriculture from April 7 to 9, 2026. The event aims to foster dialogue among public actors, producers, researchers and development partners on the transformation of agricultural systems.
The forum, supported by technical and financial partners including the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the Deutsche...
Authorities in Lomé have stepped up inspections of the city’s drainage infrastructure after heavy rainfall overnight between March 28 and 29, 2026.
Séna Alipui, minister of state for water and sanitation, visited several sites to assess whether flood management systems can handle stormwater runoff.
The tour covered vulnerable areas including Nyékonakpoè beach, a discharge point into the...
Togo is set to adopt a new transhumance management plan to replace the current one. Togo is preparing to adopt a new transhumance management plan to replace the current one. The document, covering 2026-2030, was presented for approval in Lomé on Monday at a workshop attended by stakeholders from the livestock sector.
Several factors have driven the development of the new Transhumance Management...
Tèï Konzi and Peter Dossou Kponor took office at the Office togolais des recettes (OTR) on Monday, March 30, 2026, after being appointed by presidential decree over the weekend.
Konzi becomes Commissioner of Customs and Indirect Taxes, while Kponor is appointed Commissioner of Taxes. They were sworn in during a ceremony led by Commissioner General Yawa Tségan.
The two officials replace...
Togo’s Ministry of National Education held a workshop on best practices in academic governance on Monday in Lomé, urging private higher education institutions to improve the quality of their programs through stricter adherence to academic standards.
Authorities said private institutions play a key role in expanding access to higher education. However, they face challenges in meeting academic...
Togo’s Silina MRS project won the excellence award at the “Challenge Tech Santé” competition, organized by the government with support from technical partners to promote the digital transformation of the national health system through local innovation.
Silina MRS won first prize among 10 finalists evaluated in the final round based on relevance, feasibility and impact. The project stood...
Togo's Maison des Coopératives, with support from German development agency GIZ, has launched a call for expressions of interest to assist 115 groups and cooperatives operating in the artisanal and agri-food sectors. According to the call document reviewed by Togo First, applications are open until April 5, 2026.
The initiative is part of the ProEmploi+ project, which aims to promote employment...
Officials and industry stakeholders met in Lomé last week to discuss improving debt recovery at microfinance institutions. The workshop was organized by the Ministry of Finance and Budget with the Professional Association of Decentralized Financial Systems (APSFD).
The meeting follows a deterioration in portfolio quality across the sector. According to ministry data, the portfolio at risk...
Togo has a new action plan to fight the illegal tobacco trade for 2026-2030. The 82-page document was approved last weekend in Tsévié during a workshop organized by the National Programme on Addiction to Psychoactive Substances (PNAPP), with support from the World Health Organization (WHO).
The plan is designed to strengthen the national response to a phenomenon with health, economic and...
Togo has adopted a national guide for developing place-marketing strategies. The document was approved last week in Agbélouvé, in the Zio 3 municipality.
Developed by the local development ministry with support from Germany’s GIZ, the guide aims to strengthen the economic attractiveness of local areas as the country continues its decentralization reforms.
The document is structured in four...
Togo now requires individuals, businesses and government agencies to register their video surveillance systems through an online platform.
The government, through the Personal Data Protection Authority (IPDCP), launched the new procedure in Lomé on Friday.
“These surveillance systems serve multiple legitimate purposes. However, they must be deployed in strict compliance with the law,” Lt....
Nine civil society organizations (CSOs) in Togo will receive financial support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to implement environmental projects. A funding agreement was signed Friday, March 27, 2026, in Lomé between the U.N. agency and the Ministry of the Environment.
The UNDP will provide a total of 190 million CFA francs to support the nine CSOs, already working to...
The West African Development Bank (BOAD) has approved a 6 billion CFA franc loan for Label d'Or SA, a Togolese company specializing in the processing of organic shea nuts. The decision was taken at the bank’s board meeting held March 25–26 in Dakar. The financing will be used to modernize the company’s industrial facilities and expand production capacity, benefiting 33 women involved in the...
Togo will tap the regional debt market on April 3, seeking to raise 30 billion CFA francs through a simultaneous issuance of Treasury bills and bonds on the WAEMU public securities market.
According to an issuance notice reviewed by Togo First, the Treasury plans to raise 5 billion CFA francs through 364-day Treasury bills, known as Bons assimilables du Trésor (BAT). The securities carry a face...
The World Bank Group’s Women, Business and the Law 2026 report was launched in Lomé on Friday, March 27. The ceremony was presided over by Sandra Ablamba Johnson, minister and secretary-general of the Presidency of the Council, and attended by government ministers, technical and financial partners, and representatives from the private sector and civil society.
According to the report,...
The University of Kara (UK) and the Conseil national du patronat du Togo (CNP-Togo) signed a partnership agreement on Thursday in Kara to strengthen links between higher education and the private sector and better align training with labor market needs.
The agreement was signed by University President Prénam Houzou-Mouzou and CNP-Togo President Laurent Coami Tamegnon. It sets out measures to...