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The government of Togo selected 119 private media outlets to receive public press support in 2025. Officials announced this decision following a meeting with media representatives on August 21 in Lomé. Out of 186 applicants, only those meeting the High Authority for Audiovisual and Communication’s (HAAC) criteria qualified.
Authorities allocated a budget of CFA150 million for this support....
From August 15 to 17, Kpalimé in southwestern Togo hosted Weekend Loft – Special Edition Credit Risk & AI. This third edition brought finance professionals, bankers, and risk management experts from several African countries. They aimed to find new ways to improve credit prevention and monitoring in a fast-changing banking environment.
A tense regional context
The choice of topic...
In Yokohama, where the ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 9) opened on Wednesday, 20 August 2025, Togolese President of the Council Faure Gnassingbé urged Africa and Japan to redefine their economic cooperation.
“We need to go beyond infrastructure. Africa and Japan must co-create industrial value chains. True prosperity comes from joint production. Our...
The Togolese government has set mayoral elections for 2, 3 and 4 October. About 1,500 elected councillors will choose local executives during this round, following the official municipal election results announced on 6 August.
Authorities recently gathered in Blitta for a two-day workshop that brought together regional governors, prefects, and officials from the Ministry of Territorial...
In Togo, the government and Germany officially launched the Communes Financing Support Program (PAFC) on August 14, in Lomé. The initiative is backed by €20 million, or roughly CFA13 billion.
The program marks a turning point for local governance. For the first time, an international partner is contributing to the Local Authorities Support Fund (FACT), which has so far relied solely on...
Several African leaders, including Togo’s Faure Gnassingbé, President of the Council, attend the ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 9) starting Wednesday, August 20, in Yokohama, Japan. The Japanese government organizes the event in partnership with the United Nations, UNDP, the World Bank, and the African Union. It brings together heads of state, political...
Togo’s Savanes Region Approves CFA840 Million Budget for 2025
The Savanes Regional Council in northern Togo adopted a budget of CFA840 million for the rest of 2025. The council approved the measure on Saturday, 16 August, during its third ordinary session held in Dapaong.
The council allocated the funds to several key sectors. In education, ten secondary schools will each receive new...
• Zener International Holding (ZIH) secured CFA13.5 billion with Ecobank’s support to expand in Guinea-Bissau.• The funding will finance the takeover of Petrogal Guinea-Bissau assets, including petrol stations, fuel depots, and aviation storage.• BOAD and other regional institutions joined the deal, reflecting a wider trend of African players replacing international majors.
Togolese...
• Organizers expect nearly 2,000 young people in Lomé for the second edition of the Youth Delivery Lab (YDL).• Debates will focus on agro-industry, sports industry, peace, and social cohesion.• Regional editions in Kara and Atakpamé already laid the groundwork in 2024.
The Youth Delivery Lab (YDL) will return to Lomé this year after a successful first edition in 2023. Organizers expect...
On August 16, the Togolese government launched the 2025 edition of the “Active Holidays in Companies” project in Lomé and several regional towns. The Ministry of Public Service Reform, Labour and Social Dialogue spearheads the initiative, with support from the National Employment Agency (ANPE) and the private sector.
The project gives Togolese students their first professional experience...
The Kara Regional Council in Togo approved a priority action plan estimated at CFA1.9 billion on August 16, 2025, during its third ordinary session in Kara.
Council members outlined nine key projects targeting local development in three areas: environment, education, and water and sanitation. The plan budgets CFA797 million for 2025 and 1.116 billion for 2026.
The State will finance the...
Alain Nkontchou's Bosquet Investments acquired 21.22% of Ecobank for $100 million from Nedbank.
Ecobank raised $250 million in July via Tier 1 convertible bonds to boost its capital and support African expansion.
Nedbank sells Ecobank shares to refocus on Southern and East Africa, while Ecobank sells its Mozambican subsidiary to FDH Bank.
Ecobank Transnational...
The Terreau Fertile Association will offer free medical care to about 1,000 people in Togo. The initiative targets patients with various diseases, mainly eye and dental problems. Terreau Fertile launched its 5th "Solidarité Fertile" campaign on Wednesday, 13 August 2025, in Lomé.
The association will deliver these free services to vulnerable groups across five regions: Tandjouaré (Savanes),...
The African Consumer Organisation (OAC) started a new survey in Togo to measure users’ satisfaction with financial services. The survey aims to assess how people perceive the welcome and service quality provided by banks and microfinance institutions.
The launch ceremony took place on August 12. This survey forms part of a pan-African project called the "Survey on the level of consumer...
Togo will receive €22.5 million (about CFA14.7 billion) from Luxembourg, supported by the European Union, to strengthen its environmental policies. The new funding supports the ongoing fight against climate change and the protection of biodiversity through the Support Programme for the Fight against Climate Change and the Protection of Biodiversity, known as PALCC+.
Minister of the...
Niger is expanding its Salkadamna coal project to include Togo, after securing partnerships with Burkina Faso and Mali. On August 13, 2025, Niger’s Energy Minister Amadou Haoua presented the project to Togo’s authorities, including President of the Council Faure Gnassingbé in Lomé.
Haoua said the goal is to make Salkadamna a strategic pillar for energy sovereignty across West Africa. “We...