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Togo’s Parliament unanimously elected Jean-Lucien Savi de Tové as President of the Republic on May 3, 2025. The ruling Union for the Republic (Unir) party nominated the 85-year-old former opposition leader for a four-year term, renewable once. The vote count stood at 150 in favor.
The election marked a major political shift under Togo’s new Fifth Republic. The country adopted a...
Togo will try to raise CFA20 billion on the regional market, the West African Monetary Union public securities market (WAMU Securities), next Friday, May 9. This will be Lomé’s first operation on the market this month.
In detail, the Togolese Treasury will issue fungible treasury bills (BAT) to raise the funds. The notes will have maturities of 182 and 364 days, each with a nominal...
Togo’s National Assembly appointed Faure Gnassingbé as the first President of the Council, a new role created by the constitution adopted in May 2024. The Assembly announced this on May 3, during a plenary session in Lomé.
Gnassingbé, leader of the ruling Union for the Republic (Unir) party, secured the position after his party won 108 out of 113 seats in the April 2024 legislative...
The D-CLIC program in Togo wrapped up last week with a graduation ceremony for 244 young people who completed five months of intensive digital training.
The CUBE incubator ran the program in Lomé, Aného, Kara, and Dapaong, with support from the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) and several Togolese ministries. The program taught participants skills in web and mobile...
Togo hosts the “Africa Leads” World Bank workshop this week in Lomé. The 3-day event gathers project leaders, technical experts, and government officials from West and Central Africa. The workshop, led by the government, aims to mobilize more resources and speed up results for World Bank-financed projects.
During the meeting, attendees will share best practices on monitoring, evaluation,...
The government of Togo urges citizens to stay alert after discovering many dead fish in the Todman water retention basin in Lomé.
Health officials received the alert on Saturday, May 3, 2025, and promptly removed and incinerated the fish.
The Ministry of Health is conducting chemical and microbiological tests to determine the exact cause of the mass fish death. Authorities strongly...
Togo will hold municipal elections on July 10, 2025. The Council of Ministers announced the date after its meeting on April 30 in Lomé. The government issued a decree to formalize the election schedule.
The electoral campaign will start at midnight on June 24 and end at 11:59 p.m. on July 8. During these two weeks, candidates will present their programs and defend their political positions...
Togo's National Institute of Industrial Property and Technology (INPIT) unveiled its new logo on Wednesday, April 30, 2024, in Lomé. Sector stakeholders and ministerial authorities attended the ceremony at the Hôtel Sarakawa.
Pierre-Henri Kouabo won the national design competition, launched last February for the logo design project; he received CFA800,000 FCFA. Sewa Kodjo Akovi and B. Gautier...
Togo pushes new forestry regulations to modernize its environmental laws. Sector players met in Lomé from April 24 to 25, 2025, to validate a revised draft forestry code.
The Ministry of Environment and Forest Resources (MERF) leads the reform to align national rules with global sustainable management standards and multilateral agreements. The update falls under the government’s 2020-2025...
For the second consecutive year, Moov Africa is Togo’s top mobile internet provider. It ranks second in the West African Economic Monetary Union (WAEMU) region, surpassing competitor YAS, formerly Togocom and now owned by the Axian group.
The local telecom watchdog, the ARCEP, released this performance on April 28, 2025. The data comes from a survey of Togolese consumers throughout 2024. The...
A delegation from France’s Agen conurbation visited Lomé last week to finalize a cooperation deal with Togo’s Golfe 1 commune. Agen president Jean Dionis led the team to sign a memorandum focused on operational partnerships and territorial innovation, moving beyond traditional twinning.
The agreement includes concrete actions: Agen will supply Golfe 1 with two dump trucks and 200 refuse...
Togo’s government pushes local consumption ahead of May 1, 2025. On April 29, Minister Rose Kayi Mivedor-Sambiani orders public institutions to prioritize “Made in Togo” goods and services for official events, including Workers’ Day.
The government aims to boost domestic demand, showcase Togolese skills, support local processing, and strengthen national value chains. “Compliance with...
Togo’s free roaming deals with Benin and Ghana started to pay off, but users face big differences in service quality and cost. Togolese consumer groups released a report in April 2025 that highlights these gaps.
Yas Togo and Moov Africa Togo both deliver perfect call success rates in Benin and Ghana. Both operators hit 100% for calls made and received.
Costs tell a different story. In Benin,...
The Togo Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI-Togo) and the Coopération des Juniors Entreprises du Togo (CJET) signed a memorandum of understanding on April 25, 2025, to support young businesses. José Symenouh, CCI-Togo President, and Médissa Sama, CJET President, formalized the agreement to promote and develop startups and cooperatives under 10 years old.
The CCI-Togo pledged financial...
The ECOWAS Regional Agriculture and Food Fund (RAFF) Supervisory Board approved its 2025-2027 work plan and budget during a meeting in Lomé last week. The fund aims to boost agricultural program funding across member states as West Africa faces escalating food insecurity.
Harmonized Framework estimates that 49.5 million people could face food insecurity during the upcoming lean season, with...
Prime Minister Victoire Tomégah-Dogbé met with France’s Special Envoy for the Sahel, Christophe Guilhou, last week. Guilhou was with French Ambassador Augustin Favereau. The meeting aimed to deepen dialogue between Paris and Lomé as Togo asserts its stabilizing and diplomatic role amid shifting regional geopolitics.
Discussions focused on Togo’s economic ambitions, regional integration...