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Several African countries want the U.S. African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) adopted in 2000 to run for 10 years more. Togo is one of them. Representing her country at the 20th African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Forum, the Togolese minister of trade, Kayi Mivedor, pleaded for the extension. Held on November 2-4 in Johannesburg, South Africa, the Forum’s theme was "Partnering to...
Nearly 240 of women living in the Greater Lomé region received CFA80,000 each from the government on November 7, 2023. The financing falls under the "Leadership, Economic Empowerment of Women and Girls, and the Fight against Gender-based Violence" project, initiated by the Ministry of Social Action and Women Promotion and the French Embassy in Togo.
The donation ceremony took place in the...
Gozem, the African transport and delivery super App, just announced it has acquired Moneex, a Benin-based startup that offers multi-currency account services for international finance and payments.
“We are pleased to welcome Moneex to the Gozem family, bringing talented entrepreneurs has always been extremely valuable in our ability to innovate. With a lot of excitement, the new fintech...
The third edition of the Marché international de l'artisanat du Togo (MIATO) (International Fair of Craftsmanship of Togo) ended on November 5, 2023. The closing ceremony was attended by Togo’s Minister of trade and local consumption, Rose Kayi Mivedor. On the same occasion, several prizes were awarded to some of the participants.
The prizes include the Special Award of the Head of State...
Togo, Benin, Burkina Faso launch 2nd phase of joint program to tackle border conflicts and extremism
Togo, Benin, and Burkina Faso launched the second phase of the Support Program for the Prevention of Conflict and Violent Extremism in Border Areas last weekend in Lomé. This is a new milestone in the neighboring countries' commitment to tackling community conflicts.
Through this project, the three countries will tackle issues contributing to fragility in border areas and make these areas...
Lomé is hosting, from November 6 to 10, the Woezon Tech Week 2023 (WTW). Organized by CSquared Woezon, the firm steering Google’s Equiano submarine cable project, the event celebrates digital transformation in Togo.
Activities scheduled during the Woezon Tech Week 2023 include a special Career Day for students, sports activities (the Fiber Cup), a two-day training course, and an...
Togo has made significant progress relative to the threshold program of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) which the country kicked off two years ago. This is according to the Board of Directors of the Millennium Challenge Account-Togo (MCA-Togo), which held its fifth ordinary meeting last October.
According to Bougonou N'gname Jeanne, Managing Director of MCA-Togo, the two projects...
Niger wants Togo’s President, Faure Gnassingbé, to act as a facilitator between their country and the international community. Togo will stand alongside the United States as guarantor of the military disengagement of French troops in Niger.
A Niger delegation led by the country’s minister of defense, General Salifou Mody, submitted the request to the Togolese leader who recently received...
A delegation of Togolese businesspeople is currently in Shangai, China. Led by the Chamber of Trade and Industry of Togo (CCI-Togo) and the Centre Togolais des Expositions et Foires de Lomé (CETEF), the group attends the ongoing China International Import Expo 2023.
According to the CCI-Togo, Togo has a pavilion where the delegation exhibits tropical products and artwork, among...
Togo joined the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), an intergovernmental organization whose role is to facilitate the ecological transition of its member countries towards a green economy. The West African nation became the organization’s 48th member State at its last assembly.
"The GGGI is delighted to welcome Togo as our 48th member state! Together, we embrace a shared vision of a...
By Elizabeth A.N. Fitzsimmons, Ambassador of the United States of America to Togo
At the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit in December 2022, President Biden said "The United States is fully committed to Africa."
The future lies in Africa. One example is its young population: the median age in Togo is seventeen and a half. By 2050, one in four of the world's inhabitants will be in Africa. What happens...
Togo and Ghana signed on November 1 a free-roaming agreement in Accra, Ghana. The deal was inked by Michel Yaovi Galley, director general of Togo’s telecom watchdog, ARCEP, and Anokye Joe, his counterpart from the National Communications Authority (NCA) of Ghana.
In a press release, the ARCEP attributed the signing to months of talks between the regulators and representatives of mobile...
Togo currently hosts the 9th edition of the Annual Review of Community Reforms, Policies, Programs and Projects of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) kicked off in Lomé on November 02, 2023, and ends on November 6, 2023.
For this evaluation session, 131 texts as well as five community projects and programs will be assessed by experts from the WAEMU. The long-term goal of...
Togo's High Authority for the Prevention and Fight against Corruption and Related Offences, HAPLUCIA, completed a nationwide campaign to raise the awareness of elected representatives and municipal executives on the prevention and fight against corruption and related offenses. Launched on May 25, 2023, in Lomé, the campaign ended in Atakpamé (Plateaux region).
The campaign’s closing...
Charles Komar & Sons, the U.S. textile giant, should soon launch operations in Togo, at the Industrial Platform of Adetikope (PIA). The American firm will operate via its Sri Lankan subsidiary and cloth maker, Star Garments Group (SGG).
The firm plans to start building a factory at the PIA before the year ends. The plant, a cut-make-trim or CMT unit, aims to boost the production of...
South Korean Prime Minister, Han Duck-Soo, was recently in Togo on a prospection mission. The two-day meeting was aimed at bolstering cooperation between Lomé and Seoul.
Duck-Soo arrived in the Togolese capital on Monday, October 30, and on the same day met with Victoire Tomegah-Dogbe, Prime Minister of Togo. The two delegations, on that occasion, reviewed their nearly 60-year relationship and...