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The US will support several rural organizations in Togo, via its Self-Help program and Resilience Fund. The support, totaling CFA100 million, was recently revealed by the US Embassy in Lomé.
According to the embassy, under the Self-Help program, 19 organizations will receive CFA43.4 million (or $70,000). The program aims to improve the living standards of rural people across the country,...
The Togolese Ministry of Housing and Urbanism wants to set up a land brigade to fight double land sales, which is the illegal practice of re-selling land that has already been acquired. The project was disclosed last week during a meeting between some of the sector’s actors and the board of the Togolese Surveyors’ Order (OGT).
"Together with the other departments, we want to help...
Togo has made significant progress in implementing its cooperation program with the European Union for the period 2021-2023. This was one of the conclusions of the recent review of the EU's portfolio in Togo. Chaired by Sandra Ablamba Johnson, Minister, and Secretary General of Togo’s Presidency, the meeting took place on September 26th.
The review, according to the Togolese Presidency,...
Togo is a must-see destination for tourists, according to Kossi Gbégnon Lamadokou, the country’s Minister of Culture and Tourism. The official made the statement last Wednesday, September 27, 2023, on International Tourism Day.
"We can proudly claim that Togo is becoming a must-see destination at the sub-regional level," said Lamadokou. He backed his claim with the number of tourists...
During its last Council of Ministers held on September 27, the Togolese government examined and adopted a decree to build a university in Datcha, Plateaux region (120km from Lomé). This is part of a bigger project to provide each of the five regions of the country with a public university.
The project aims to “improve the quality of higher education and provide training pathways with a...
A total of CFA13.3 billion has been spent in northern Togo since June 2022, as part of the COSO social cohesion project. Backed by the World Bank, this project covers all northern regions of the Gulf of Guinea, with the goal of fighting poverty appropriately.
According to the National Agency for Grassroots Development (ANADEB), which steers the project in Togo, it has helped build 50...
Togo should soon adopt an administrative procedure code. The project made headway at the last Council of Ministers meeting chaired by the Head of State, Faure Gnassingbé, on September 27, 2023.
The Council, last Wednesday, examined and adopted a draft bill on the administrative procedure code.
"Adopting this text is part of the dynamics of the justice modernization program initiated by the...
Trade between Togo and China stood at $2.3 billion from January to July 2023, up by 14% compared to the same period in 2022. This was revealed last Tuesday, September 26, by China’s Ambassador to Togo, Chao Weidong.
The Asian diplomat spoke during a reception in Lomé to celebrate the 74th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. The ceremony was attended by...
Togo has revised its growth forecast for 2023 to 6.4%, compared with the 6.6% initially anticipated. Sani Yaya, Minister of Economy and Finance, disclosed the new prospect on September 27th.
In contrast with the downscaled growth, the government expects an improvement in its budget deficit, from 8.3% in 2022 to 6.6% this year. “But achieving these results requires overcoming some challenges...
The port of Lomé (PAL) has, again, been ranked in Lloyd’s Top 100 World’s Busiest Ports List, in terms of container traffic. The port ranked 94th, against 96th in 2022. It is the third consecutive year the port has been featured in the index.
Container traffic at the PAL stood at 1.8 million TEUs in 2022, down from 1.9 million TEUs (-6.5%) in 2021. Despite the drop, the infrastructure...
World Bank Backs Togo’s Government Roadmap and Food Security with Two New Financings, Totaling $170M
Togo just received new support from the World Bank, through the International Development Association (IDA). The country sealed the deal–a double financing agreement–on September 26, in Lomé. The first financing supports a program fostering sustainable and inclusive development policies, and the second is an additional financing for the West African Food System Resilience Program...
The Agence Ecofin released the second edition of its Top 50 Most Trusted African Personalities ranking on September 26. In this edition, like in the previous one, the Togolese President Faure Gnassingbé and the Togolese economist, Kako Nubukpo, are featured in the ranking.
Gnassingbé and Nubukpo ranked 49th and 37th, respectively, thus losing 4 and 7 places compared to 2022 (they were...
Japan just donated a billion CFA (250 million yen) to Togo, under the Kennedy Round (KR) food aid project. The funds will be used to buy 3,600 tons of rice, according to the agreement inked on September 25, in Lomé, by the Japanese Ambassador to Togo, Ikkatai Katsuya, and the Togolese Minister of Agriculture, Antoine Gbégbéni.
The rice, which will arrive next December, will be sold...
Gregory Krief, General Manager of MSC (Mediterranean Shipping Company), attended the Choiseul Africa seminar in Abidjan on September 14. On the occasion, he expanded on how the company contributes to the development of Africa's maritime sector, through its activities at the Port Autonome de Lomé.
In the panel entitled: "Sustainable Value Chains in Africa: Strategy, Industry, Finance," Krief...
Speaking last Thursday at the podium of the 78th United Nations General Assembly, Togo's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Robert Dussey, addressed the issues of terrorism, climate change, socio-political crises, and political transitions in Africa.
The Togolese diplomat noted that leaders' commitments are not sufficient to meet the world’s current challenges. This lack has pushed the world into a...
The Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF) recently announced that it will support Togo’s employability policy for college graduates. This is an “eminently important project”, according to AUF’s chancellor, Slim Khalbous who met in Lomé with Togolese President, Faure Gnassingbé, on September 19.
"This is an eminently important project because it concerns the development of our...