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Seven out of 10 Togolese approve of how the government handled the Covid-19 outbreak. This is the conclusion of a survey that Afrobaromètre conducted in March 2022 and whose results were released on February 27. The survey covered 1,200 people.
The majority of the surveyed are satisfied with the government’s efforts in mitigating disruptions in the education sector and providing...
The Togolese government organized last week a meeting with local micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs). Launched in partnership with the German Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the two-day meeting aimed to get the businesses more acquainted with trade agreements ratified by Lomé.
Sharing information with the MSMEs should, according to the organizers, enable them to...
A German delegation met with executives of the Calafi Sarl, a Togolese firm active in technology transfer, clean energy, and agribusiness. The meeting was held in Togo on February 27.
The two sides discussed investment opportunities in Togo, especially in agriculture and financing in the sector. The talks mostly covered promising sub-sectors like organic soybeans, and pineapples, but also...
Togo’s Prime Minister, Victoire Tomegah-Dogbe, recently inaugurated a new shea butter factory in Gbatopé, in Zio, a prefecture of the Maritime region.
The plant, which was inaugurated on Feb 24, cost CFA1.8 billion. The project, named Label d’Or, was co-financed by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
Every year, the plant should produce 4,300 t of butter...
The fourth stage of the Farmers Forum of Togo (FOPAT) ended last Saturday, Feb 25. The event lasted three days and was held in Sokodé, Central Region. On the occasion, farmers of the region reviewed with President Gnassingbe the 2020-2025 government roadmap and its actions to develop agriculture, in the Central region in particular.
In line with the roadmap, various measures were taken to make...
Togo’s treasury raised CFA14 billion on the WAEMU market last Friday, Feb 24. The amount is less than half of what the country was seeking–CFA35 billion.
The operation was a simultaneous issue of fungible bonds and bills. The fungible bills, which yielded CFA6.5 billion for the country, mature over 364 days while the bonds have two maturities, some maturing over 3 years and the others over...
Nutrisource, a Singaporean firm, should open its first fertilizer factory in sub-Saharan Africa before the quarter ends. Located in Togo, the facility should produce up to 200,000 t of NPK fertilizer per year.
The plant is being built at the Industrial Platform of Adetikope (PIA). According to one of the executives of Arise IPP, the company that manages the PIA, “construction is almost...
The government and the private sector had their first consultation meeting of the year on Thursday, Feb 23. The meeting was chaired by Prime Minister Victoire Tomegah-Dogbe, and it revolved around “the dynamics of private investment and the financing of SMEs and SMIs”.
In detail, the participants discussed the current crises shaking the world, such as Covid-19, the war in Ukraine, and how...
The number of road accidents recorded in Togo slightly increased over the past year. From 7,392 in 2021, the figure stood at 7,507 in 2022 (+1.5%), according to a report presented by the ministry of safety and road protection, and the ministry of road, rails and air transport on 21 February 2023.
Last year, the sources added, 683 people died in road accidents, and 9,918 people were injured. This...
Since August 2021 when Togolese authorities made it possible for citizens to obtain their criminal record and certificate of citizenship online, almost 350,000 bulletins have been issued. This is against 50,000 before, thus corresponding to a 600% increase in less than two years.
The minister of justice and legislation Pius Agbetomey, disclosed this during the Council of Ministers on Wednesday,...
In Togo, wage gaps between employees of Togo Cellulaire and Togo Telecom should reduce soon. Togocom, the two firms’ parent company, signed a collective convention to this end with its unions on February 21, 2023. The signing marks the end of talks started in April 2021 by the concerned parties.
Besides wages, the convention will enable the harmonization of bonuses, indemnities, and...
Lomé will host the Africa Fintech Tour 2023 next week, on February 28. “Digital development and improving financial inclusion in Togo” is the theme of the event.
Several actors from the private and public sectors, including banks, insurers, digital currency issuers, and the ministries of economy and the digital economy will attend.
The forum will host panels, presentations of studies,...
The World Bank (WB) will spend CFA39.7 billion in Togo for its Regional Emergency Solar Power Intervention Project (RESPITE). The two parties signed the related loan agreement on February 21, 2023, in Lomé, Togo.
Part of the funds, which will be provided through the World Bank’s International Development Association (IDA), will serve to build a 25 MWp solar plant with 40 MWh of battery...
In Togo, the municipalities of Kloto (Kloto 1, 2, and 3) will seek about CFA20 billion over the next five years. The funds will help the municipalities have greater access to sustainable energy, as part of the Action Plan for Access to Sustainable Energy and Climate (PAAEDC) in the communes of Kloto.
The PAAEDC is a five-year plan (2023-2028) that aims to help beneficiaries adapt to...
Over this year and the next, the World Bank will provide Togo with budgetary support of $200 million (CFA120 billion). The facility should cover sectors such as agriculture, energy, financial inclusion, education, social protection and gender.
This was disclosed on February 20, 2023, during a meeting between the Togolese Secretary General of the Presidency of the Republic, Sandra Ablamba...
Robert Dussey, Togo’s minister of foreign affairs, was in Germany last week. He attended the Munich Conference on Security on February 17-19.
At the event, the Togolese official met with several counterparts from European countries, including Germany, Latvia, Slovenia, and the Netherlands.
With the German Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs, Annalena Baerbock, Dussey talked about the...