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Togo and Benin inked on October 18, 2023, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in Lomé for the implementation of community roaming between the two countries. The signing followed a two-day meeting on roaming regulation in the ECOWAS. The talks gathered mobile operators from Benin and Togo and the two countries' telecom regulators.
The deal enables Togolese residents traveling to Benin to enjoy...
A Togolese delegation was in the US last month on a mission to explore private American companies active in the digital sector. The mission was carried out as part of the formulation process for the Millennium Challenge Corporation's (MCC) 'Compact' Program, by the Compact Program's National Coordination for Togo.
During the trip, the Togolese delegation presented the West African country’s...
The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock of Togo launched the "Agricultural Transformation in the Nigerian Federal States and Togolese regions towards Achieving Zero Hunger" project in Lomé last week on Thursday, October 12.
The project carried out in partnership with "AfricaRice and the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)", runs for three years and aims to improve...
One of the main threats to cybersecurity in Togo is the lack of awareness regarding the topic. That is according to the head of the country’s national agency for cybersecurity (ANCy), Cdt. Gbota Gwaliba. The official recently spoke to the media on the sidelines of the launch of the ECOWAS sub-regional hackathon on cybersecurity.
Main challenges
“The first vulnerability is that the...
Togo is hosting the World Trade Organization's (WTO) Regional Trade Policy Course. The course was launched on October 16 in Lomé, the capital, by Kayi Mivedor, Togolese Minister of Trade. It will last eight weeks.
Throughout the program, officials from ministries of trade of French-speaking African countries will exchange views on the WTO’s fundamental principles. It will provide participants...
At the 8th World Investment Forum held in Abu Dhabi, Faure Gnassingbé, President of Togo, met with Dushyant Thakor, Deputy Executive Director of the World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (WAIPA).
According to the Togolese Presidency, this was an opportunity to explore partnership opportunities between Togo and WAIPA, toward greater investment in the country.
At the end of the...
How can the challenges of sustainable development be tackled to make people more resilient? Faure Gnassingbé, the President of Togo, shared his take on this issue on October 16, 2023, at the ongoing World Investment Leaders Summit in Abu Dhabi.
The Togolese leader stressed that for national economies to develop, the dynamic of the strategic State must be supported. This, he believes, would spur...
So far into this year, the World Bank has committed $1,134.63 million in Togo, up about 381% compared to $238 million in 2018. This was disclosed by Sandra Johnson, Minister, Secretary General of the Presidency (photo) in charge of the country’s Business Climate Cell. The official spoke on the sidelines of a meeting last week with Ousmane Diagana, World Bank Vice-President for West...
In Togo’s Plateaux region, around 15,000 homes across 157 villages have benefited from the Social Nets and Basic Services project (Filets Sociaux et Service de Base or FSB) so far. This was revealed on October 11, by Katanga Mazalo, Managing Director of the ANADEB, the project's operational arm. According to the Togolese press agency, ATOP, Mazalo disclosed the figure during an assessment visit...
Lebanese companies active in Togo’s free-trade zone invested about CFA154 billion in the country in 2022. According to the Investment and Free Zone Promotion Agency (API-ZF), which compiled the statistics, these businesses created 8,723 jobs for nationals.
These figures were unveiled on Oct. 10, by the minister of investment promotion, Manualla Santos. This was during a meeting with the...
Over 1,300 experts and stakeholders of the microfinance sector should attend the sixth edition of the African Microfinance Week (AMW). Set to take place in Lomé, from October 16 to 20, the event’s theme is: "Towards inclusive and sustainable finance".
"Experts and players in the microfinance sector, from some sixty countries, in Africa and other parts of the world, are expected in Togo to...
The Togolese Ministry of Mining and Energy has several reforms in the pipeline to modernize these sectors, at the national level. The reforms were introduced by Mila Aziable, Minister of Mining and Energy, last Wednesday, during the council of ministers.
According to Aziable, the reforms should involve government players, municipalities, and the private sector.
One of the main reforms planned...
Togo: Social Security Fund joins Health Insurance Institute on the national health insurance project
The National Health Insurance Institute of Togo (INAM) is no longer the sole manager of the Universal Health Insurance (UHI) project in the country. The National Social Security Fund (CNSS) has joined it, following the examination and adoption of a decree on October 11, 2023, at a Council of Ministers meeting.
According to the Ministers, associating the CNSS with the project should “accelerate...
Togo is taking part in the ongoing annual meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Marrakech, Morocco. The Togolese delegation is led by Sandra Ablamba Johnson, Minister Secretary General of the Presidency of the Republic and Country Governor of the World Bank.
The delegation is meeting with bilateral partners to find ways to boost employment, gender...
Morocco’s OCP Group and the World Bank have signed, on Oct. 11, a partnership agreement to boost food security and agriculture in West Africa.
The agreement, a memorandum of understanding, was signed by Ousmane Diagana, World Bank Vice President for West and Central Africa, and OCP Group Chairman Mostafa Terrab in Morocco.
In detail, the deal will support programs targeting five million...
The Togolese telecom watchdog, ARCEP, is calling on the country’s Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to reduce their rates, for mobile Internet, making them affordable for the population. Made via a press release on October 10, the call was prompted by concerns issued regarding the Wi-Fi zone activity in the country. These concerns were voiced by the Association of Wi-Fi zone operators in Togo,...