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Togo’s National Social Security Fund (CNSS) is expanding the country’s Universal Health Insurance scheme to cover self-employed workers, a move officials say closes a long-standing gap in coverage.
The CNSS announced the new scheme, known as AMU TNS, during an information session held on Thursday at the Togo 2000 trade fair. The fund is responsible for implementing universal health insurance...
Ecobank Togo was one of six Ecobank Group subsidiaries named “Bank of the Year 2025” by The Banker magazine. The awards were presented at a ceremony in London on Dec. 3.
The Togolese subsidiary was recognised alongside Ecobank units in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia and Guinea.
Organised by The Banker, a publication of the Financial Times, the Bank of the Year Awards are widely...
The Togo Investment Promotion and Free Zone Agency (API-ZF) outlined its role at the 20th Lomé International Fair on Dec. 11. Agency officials explained to exhibitors from various sectors how it supports the country’s economic development and attracts foreign investment.
During a public conference, discussions focused on Togo’s advantages for investors looking to expand their businesses....
"La prise de la pierre sacrée," known locally as Ekpésosso, a major New Year ritual in the Guin region of southern Togo, has been added to UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The inscription was approved Thursday in New Delhi during the 20th session of the UN cultural agency’s Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible...
Togo's High Authority for Audiovisual and Communication (HAAC) and the Personal Data Protection Authority (IPDCP) have signed a cooperation framework to strengthen oversight of how personal data is used in the media sector. The memorandum was signed Wednesday in Lomé.
The agreement comes amid a surge in digital content and a wider circulation of sensitive information.
The two institutions said...
Togo's revenue authority, the Office Togolais des Recettes (OTR), has introduced a new customs code known as “Code 26” to regulate goods imported into the country’s free trade zone. The measure, announced in an official notice in early December, aims to improve the tracking of goods flows and enhance the reliability of collected data.
According to OTR Commissioner General Yawa Djigbodi...
Togolese economist Kako Nubukpo renewed his call for a common African currency on the second day of the 9th Pan-African Congress in Lomé, arguing that such a project is essential to speed up the continent’s economic integration. Speaking on a panel on Africa’s economic challenges, the former minister highlighted the shortcomings of the current monetary system and the reforms needed to...
The second day of Togo’s 9th Pan-African Congress included a ministerial session on Africa’s role in multilateral institutions. The congress opened on Monday, Dec. 8, in Lomé.
The meeting was chaired by Togolese Foreign Minister Robert Dussey and brought together several African ministers, African Union representatives and delegations from Caribbean and American states.
Discussions...
Farmers and fishermen in Lacs Prefecture in southern Togo received equipment support last week under a World Bank-backed coastal resilience project. The distribution took place in Aného on Dec. 5.
The initiative, funded by the West Africa Coastal Areas Resilience Investment Project (WACA ResIP), targets people whose livelihoods are directly exposed to coastal erosion and aims to strengthen...
The West African Peasant Seed Fair (FIASP/COASP) is being held in Niamtougou, northern Togo, until Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025. Niamtougou lies about 439 km north of the capital, Lomé.
The event has drawn agricultural participants from 30 African countries, along with delegations from Europe, Asia and the Americas. The gathering positions Togo as a center of regional discussions on agroecology and...
Togo’s annual Grande Quinzaine Commerciale (GQC) trade fair will take place from Dec. 18, 2025, to Jan. 4, 2026. The Togo Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI-Togo), which organizes the event, announced the dates on social media.
The year-end marketplace will start the day after the Lomé International Fair (FIL) ends.
Over two weeks, the fair will bring together businesses, buyers and...
Togo, Burkina Faso and Niger plan to roll out an intelligent transport system (ITS) to streamline the movement of goods and people along the Lomé-Ouagadougou-Niamey corridor. A two-day technical workshop opened in Lomé on Wednesday to review and approve study reports for the project.
The workshop, held Dec. 3-4, is organized by the Economic Corridor Project Coordination Unit (PCE-LON) with...
Togo’s parliament approved the 2026 budget in a first reading on Tuesday, endorsing a spending plan of 2.75 trillion CFA francs, up 14.8% from the previous year.
Lawmakers passed the balanced budget during a Dec. 9 plenary session attended by Finance Minister Georges Barcola.
The vote followed several days of review of the government’s finance bill. The initial draft put spending at about...
An economic roundtable for Togolese, African and Afro-descendant diaspora communities is taking place from Tuesday to Friday in Lomé, on the sidelines of the ninth Pan-African Congress that opened on Monday.
Togo’s foreign ministry is hosting the event with support from the International Organization for Migration and the African Development Bank. It aims to steer diaspora resources toward...
Togo hosted a delegation from France’s main employers’ association, MEDEF International, last Thursday for talks aimed at deepening economic cooperation. The delegation included about 20 French companies active in sustainable cities, energy, water, sanitation, waste management, logistics and finance.
The meeting, chaired by Minister Delegate for Investment Promotion and Economic Sovereignty...
The commune of Moyen-Mono 2 in Togo and France’s Eurometropole of Metz have signed a decentralised cooperation agreement, officials said.
The agreement, signed in Kpékplémé, the commune’s capital, provides financial and technical support for the socio-economic development of Moyen-Mono 2.
Under the agreement, the French local authority will offer assistance in areas such as urban...