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The Dry Port of Adétikopé received 7,339 containers and 6,364 trucks in 2022. Out of these, 6,607 containers and 5,058 trucks left the platform.
The dry port is a strategic point for transferring goods to landlocked countries in the Hinterland, such as Burkina Faso, Niger, and Mali. It serves as a significant node to reduce the load on the Autonomous Port of Lomé and potentially enhance...
Togo and the Central African Republic could set up a cooperation commission to strengthen their relations in various areas. The leaders of the two countries discussed the project last Tuesday, June 27, in Lomé.
The projected commission should help Togo and CAR bolster their partnership in the economic, commercial, military, security, and education sectors.
Already, the leaders have asked their...
The Prime Minister of Togo, Victoire Dogbé, met with UK’s Ambassador to Togo, Harriet Thompson, last Monday, June 26. The two women talked about the Emergency Program for the Savanes Region (PURS), with a focus on UK’s financial and military contribution to the project.
On the occasion, Thompson said British companies could invest in various areas of the project, particularly in water and...
Togo just revised its law on electronic transactions, on June 27th, during the fifth plenary session of the first ordinary session of the National Assembly. The update aims to match existing regulations to new challenges and issues that electronic transactions pose.
Also, the updated bill aims to create a favorable environment for the development of e-commerce and to enhance consumer trust in...
Togo took part in the 43rd session of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (JPA) in Brussels. Held on June 24-28, the meeting brought together deputies from the Africa, Caribbean, and Pacific (ACP) region, and the European Parliament, to discuss matters of common interest.
The Togolese delegation, as stated by the National Assembly, included Mémounatou Ibrahima, 2nd Vice President of the...
Central African Republic's President Faustin-Archange Touadéra Meets with President Gnassingbé Today
President Faure Gnassingbé receives his Central African counterpart, Faustin-Archange Touadéra, in Lomé today. The Togolese leader invited the Central African, according to the Togolese presidency of Togo.
The two leaders are to discuss bolstering the long-standing cooperation between their nations.
Last April, the Central African Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sylvie Baïpo-Temon, was also in...
Togolese President Faure Gnassingbé is expected at the COP28, which will take place in Dubai next November. He was invited by the President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
Gnassingbé was personally handed over the invitation letter in Lomé by Amer Alalawi, head of the UAE mission accredited to Togo. On the occasion, the two men discussed...
Lomé hosted the 79th session of the Executive Committee of the African Parliamentary Union (APU) on 21-22 June 2023.
Besides Togolese deputies, the meeting gathered delegates from 20 parliaments of the APU. According to the Togolese Assembly, the participants covered several issues, such as security in Africa, especially in the Sahel, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and South Sudan. They also...
Togo wants to update its environmental framework law. Recently, stakeholders from the private and public sectors gathered in Lomé, the capital, to validate the updated law’s draft. Falling under the country’s 2025 roadmap, the update aims to modernize environmental and forestry regulations and tackle rising issues in these areas.
Before the draft’s development, the environmental and...
Togo just launched a simultaneous issuance of Treasury Bonds (OATs) and Treasury Bills (BATs) to borrow CFA30 billion on the regional stock exchange.
The operation closes next Friday, June 30, 2023. The treasury expects to raise CFA10 billion from sub-regional investors via the BATs with a face value of CFA1 million, issued over a maturity of 182 days and subject to multiple interest rates. The...
Entrepreneurs looking to apply for BOA’s CFA2 billion for the 100 Young Entrepreneurs project in Togo have until July 30 to do so. The lender announced the deadline last Thursday, June 22, on the sidelines of Meet Up 2, a gathering of young African success stories and entrepreneurs.
Turnover of SMEs and SMIs applying for BOA’s program must not exceed CFA300 million, and they should be...
Last Friday, the World Bank confirmed it would pump $100 million into the ASTRE program in Togo. This is a social assistance program that aims to support extremely poor households in the country, with an emphasis on supporting women. The funds will be provided by the International Development Association (IDA).
Building on the lessons from the Novissi emergency cash transfer program, and...
The Lomé-based banking group Ecobank will rely on the network of the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) to facilitate its cross-border financial exchanges. The two sides inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on June 19, 2023, in this framework.
The agreement was signed by the Secretary-General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), Wamkele Mene, and the Chief...
A history museum will be built in the town of Kamina (20 km from Atakpame) and a tender was recently launched to hire the project’s developer. This was announced by Togo’s minister of culture, Kossi Lamadoko.
Financed by the State, the museum’s construction should take seven months, according to the ministry.
A former German military base, Kamina used to house a powerful...
Alice Albright, the CEO of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), is in Togo. She met with President Gnassingbe on June 20, 2023, in Lomé, the capital.
Je me suis entretenu ce jour avec Madame Alice Albright, @MCC_CEO, Directrice générale du Millenium Challenge Corporation.Nous avons, dans nos discussions, évoqué le programme Threshold qui vise à accompagner notre pays dans le...
Several procurement experts and stakeholders gathered in Lomé on June 20 to appraise and validate Togo’s national procurement policy. The move aligns with the Togolese authorities’ efforts to reform the procurement sector.
This reform should, according to the country’s procurement watchdog, the ARCOP, help boost the local economy, by enhancing access to procurement and its...