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Togo has made significant strides in cybersecurity, ranking among the top 10 African countries according to the 2024 Global Cybersecurity Index (GCI) report published by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). The country achieved an impressive score of 88.8 points, placing it in Tier 2, labeled "Advancing." This is a remarkable improvement from its previous score of 33 points.
The GCI...
Leonardo Santos Simão, head of the UN Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), was recently in Togo. He met with President Gnassingbé on September 17. They discussed peace and security in the region.
During the meeting, Simão praised Togo's efforts to maintain peace and stability. "I congratulated the President on his peace policy and initiatives to strengthen stability in the...
The Togolese Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has announced new priorities for the 2024-2025 school year, including the launch of "écoles-projets", an initiative aiming to blend theory and practice in education, allowing students to engage in real projects related to their studies.
"Each school/school establishment draws up a project that is the result of learning," said Minister...
Togo and Benin’s Chambers of Commerce and Industry will soon host their first annual meeting on entrepreneurship and trade. The roundtable falls under the Regional Program for the Integration of Agricultural Markets (PRIMA).
In preparation for the meeting, whose date is yet to be disclosed, a delegation from CCI-Benin was in Lomé from September 9 to 14. The delegation met with CCI-Togo...
Lomé-based African Lease Group (ALG) earned CFA10.4 billion in sales revenues last year. The leasing and factoring firm, active in West Africa, also recorded consolidated net income of CFA5.4 billion over the same period. It loaned out CFA55.3 billion across its entire WAEMU market.
Rating agency Bloomfield Investment confirmed ALG's long-term issuer rating of A with a stable outlook....
The European Union’s new Ambassador-designate in Togo, Gwilym Jones, is officially in. On September 13, Jones presented his Letters of Credence to Robert Dussey, Togo's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Robert Dussey.
“I was so pleased to welcome and receive copy Letters of Credence from Mr Jones Gwilym Ceri,” Ambassador-designate of European Union to Togo, Dussey wrote on X.
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Togo currently hosts the OECD Francophone Academy. Launched on September 16 and ending on September 20, the one-week training aims to combat illicit financial flows and improve domestic resource mobilization in participating countries. The meeting is held at the Institut de Formation Fiscale et Douanière de l'OTR (IFDD-OTR).
Among the key figures present at the opening ceremony were...
The Saudi Fund for Development, which helps Togo build drinking water infrastructure, sent an evaluation to Lomé last week. Al Ardi Abdul Rahman Shudjaa led the delegation which updated Mila Aziablé, the Minister in charge of water, on the progress of the drinking water drilling program.
The mission highlighted achievements from the fifth phase of the "Saudi borehole program for rural...
A World Bank technical mission was in Togo from September 9 to 13, 2024. The delegation came to evaluate the progress of the Food System Resilience Program (FSRP-Togo). The group included teams from regional organizations like the Permanent Inter-State Committee for Drought Control in the Sahel (CILSS), the West and Central African Council for Agricultural Research and Development (CORAF), and...
Launched in 2021, the project to rebuild Lomé's biggest market is 60% done. Sani Yaya, Minister of Public Works and Infrastructures, disclosed the figure after visiting the site on September 13. Before him, the President of the National Assembly, Kodjo Adédzé, also confirmed the progress after visiting the market.
Many facilities, including fire protection and electrical systems, have been...
India, Burkina Faso, and Ivory Coast were Togo's top export destinations in the second quarter of this year. According to Togo’s Institute of Statistics and Economic and Demographic Studies (INSEED), over the period, the country exported CFA212.1 billion worth of goods in total, marking a trade deficit of CFA241 billion.
India was the biggest buyer. The Asian giant absorbed 22% of Togo’s...
On September 12, 2024, irrigation and agricultural stakeholders in Togo gathered for the 39th day of the Permanent Inter-State Committee for Drought Control in the Sahel (CILSS). The event, organized by the Ministry of Agriculture, focused on "Efficient and Sustainable Irrigated Systems for Resilient Agriculture, Contributing to Food Security and Economic Growth." It provided an opportunity for...
The Commonwealth is offering scholarships for Togolese students to pursue Master's and PhD degrees at universities in the UK for the 2025-2026 academic year. The scholarships were made available by the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission (CSC).
According to the Togolese Scholarships and Internships Department, applications will be accepted until October 15, 2024. The application process has two...
Togo’s Technical Committee for Dialogue between the State and Private Sector (CCESP) held its first annual meeting on September 12, 2024. The meeting occurred in Lomé, the capital, and was chaired by Minister of Economy and Finance Essowè Georges Barcola. Its goal was to review past activities and make recommendations, focused on taxation, a key issue for the private sector.
The CCESP...
At its third monetary policy meeting of 2024 on September 11, the Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO) decided to keep its main interest rate at 3.5%. The interest rate for the marginal lending window also remains unchanged at 5.50%.
This decision comes as inflation keeps rising in the region. It reached 4.1% in Q2 2024, up from 2.9% in the previous quarter. The increase is linked to...
The Togolese government paid civil servants CFA70.17 billion in Q1 2024, against CFA65 billion in Q1 2023 (+7.25%). The ministry of finance recently disclosed the figure in its "Report on the Execution of the State Budget, Fiscal Year 2024 End of March".
According to the document, the number of workers paid over the quarter reviewed increased slightly, year-on-year. The payments...