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Togo should soon adopt an administrative procedure code. The project made headway at the last Council of Ministers meeting chaired by the Head of State, Faure Gnassingbé, on September 27, 2023.
The Council, last Wednesday, examined and adopted a draft bill on the administrative procedure code.
"Adopting this text is part of the dynamics of the justice modernization program initiated by the...
Trade between Togo and China stood at $2.3 billion from January to July 2023, up by 14% compared to the same period in 2022. This was revealed last Tuesday, September 26, by China’s Ambassador to Togo, Chao Weidong.
The Asian diplomat spoke during a reception in Lomé to celebrate the 74th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. The ceremony was attended by...
Togo has revised its growth forecast for 2023 to 6.4%, compared with the 6.6% initially anticipated. Sani Yaya, Minister of Economy and Finance, disclosed the new prospect on September 27th.
In contrast with the downscaled growth, the government expects an improvement in its budget deficit, from 8.3% in 2022 to 6.6% this year. “But achieving these results requires overcoming some challenges...
The port of Lomé (PAL) has, again, been ranked in Lloyd’s Top 100 World’s Busiest Ports List, in terms of container traffic. The port ranked 94th, against 96th in 2022. It is the third consecutive year the port has been featured in the index.
Container traffic at the PAL stood at 1.8 million TEUs in 2022, down from 1.9 million TEUs (-6.5%) in 2021. Despite the drop, the infrastructure...
World Bank Backs Togo’s Government Roadmap and Food Security with Two New Financings, Totaling $170M
Togo just received new support from the World Bank, through the International Development Association (IDA). The country sealed the deal–a double financing agreement–on September 26, in Lomé. The first financing supports a program fostering sustainable and inclusive development policies, and the second is an additional financing for the West African Food System Resilience Program...
The Agence Ecofin released the second edition of its Top 50 Most Trusted African Personalities ranking on September 26. In this edition, like in the previous one, the Togolese President Faure Gnassingbé and the Togolese economist, Kako Nubukpo, are featured in the ranking.
Gnassingbé and Nubukpo ranked 49th and 37th, respectively, thus losing 4 and 7 places compared to 2022 (they were...
Japan just donated a billion CFA (250 million yen) to Togo, under the Kennedy Round (KR) food aid project. The funds will be used to buy 3,600 tons of rice, according to the agreement inked on September 25, in Lomé, by the Japanese Ambassador to Togo, Ikkatai Katsuya, and the Togolese Minister of Agriculture, Antoine Gbégbéni.
The rice, which will arrive next December, will be sold...
Gregory Krief, General Manager of MSC (Mediterranean Shipping Company), attended the Choiseul Africa seminar in Abidjan on September 14. On the occasion, he expanded on how the company contributes to the development of Africa's maritime sector, through its activities at the Port Autonome de Lomé.
In the panel entitled: "Sustainable Value Chains in Africa: Strategy, Industry, Finance," Krief...
Speaking last Thursday at the podium of the 78th United Nations General Assembly, Togo's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Robert Dussey, addressed the issues of terrorism, climate change, socio-political crises, and political transitions in Africa.
The Togolese diplomat noted that leaders' commitments are not sufficient to meet the world’s current challenges. This lack has pushed the world into a...
The Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF) recently announced that it will support Togo’s employability policy for college graduates. This is an “eminently important project”, according to AUF’s chancellor, Slim Khalbous who met in Lomé with Togolese President, Faure Gnassingbé, on September 19.
"This is an eminently important project because it concerns the development of our...
A ton of Cimtogo cement currently costs CFA81,000. The price cap was announced on September 20 by HeidelbergCement which makes the product.
The firm made the public announcement to end price hike rumors that went viral online. In its statement, HeidelbergCement said it did, indeed, "re-adjust its pricing structure" on September 18, 2023, but the new prices do not exceed the limit set by...
The US announced new funding of over $247 million (CFA152 billion) for humanitarian aid across many African countries, including Togo. The USAID made the announcement on September 19, 2023.
Recipient countries include Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Djibouti, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Togo and Zimbabwe, as well as the central Sahel.
The package is “for urgent...
President Faure Gnassingbé gave two days ago an audience to Germany’s new ambassador to his country, Dr. Claudius Fischbach. During the meeting, the diplomat presented the leader with his credentials. He also made known his commitment to enhancing cooperation between Togo and Germany.
"Germany and Togo are bound by a shared history. I am committed to strengthening this old cooperation to...
Togo’s Tax Authority, L’Office Togolais des Recettes (OTR), has announced a 30% reduction in customs clearance fees for vehicles over five years old. The measure is valid for the period going from September 20 to December 20 of this year.
According to the tax authorities, this relief applies to vehicles over five years old that are still in bond. The measure is designed to...
From its launch in 2017 to 30 June 2023, the CIZO rural electrification program has provided 134,431 solar kits to households in Togo. This was recently disclosed by the Togolese authorities.
The kits help recipients meet their basic power needs (lighting, phone charging, radio powering) and also in their farming activities, such as watering.
Pay As You Go is the payment system adopted for...
Trade between Togo and Turkey reached nearly $200 million last year. Muteber Kılıç, the new Turkish ambassador to Togo, disclosed the figure on September 19, 2023, in an audience with President Faure Gnassingbe, in Lomé.
During the meeting, the new ambassador presented the Togolese leader with her credentials. “The volume of trade was about $128 million in 2021, and...