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Togo’s National Medical Council (ONMT) on Tuesday published an updated list of registered doctors, showing 940 practitioners across various specialties in the country’s health facilities. The figure is up from 631 in 2024 and 886 in 2025.
The update comes amid persistent illegal practices and cases of unlicensed individuals practicing medicine. Through the register, the council aims to...
A total of 4,357 new companies were registered in Togo between January 1 and March 31, 2026, according to data from the Center for Business Formalities (CFE) seen by Togo First.
The number of registrations rose 2.2% compared with the same period in 2025, when 4,262 companies were created. The increase marks a rebound after a 5% year-on-year decline between the first quarters of 2024 and...
An international scientific symposium on climate change and environmental communication opened on Tuesday at the University of Lomé.
Organized by the Center for Studies and Research on Organizations, Communication and Education (CEROCE) and the Center for Research on Climate Change (CRCC), the three-day event focuses on applied communication for forest landscape restoration and climate justice...
Togolese health authorities are considering the introduction of supplementary health insurance to complement the country's Universal Health Insurance scheme (AMU).
A training seminar bringing together insurers, mutual funds and management bodies opened in Lomé on Tuesday to prepare the rollout of the new framework.
The initiative aims to fill gaps in the AMU's basic benefits package, in place...
The West African Development Bank (BOAD) has mobilized more than 1,100 billion CFA francs for Togo since 1973, accounting for over 10% of its total commitments across the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA). The funding spans key sectors including infrastructure, energy, agriculture and food security.
These figures are central to a four-day portfolio review that opened on Tuesday,...
Togo is advancing its universal electricity access policy, aiming for full access by 2030 through a series of government initiatives, including distributing solar kits to households, prioritising vulnerable populations.
According to the Ministry of Finance and Budget, which disclosed the information in its 2026 budget, 2.4 billion CFA francs has been allocated this year for the programme....
The municipality of Ogou 1 has adopted a formal waste management and sanitation policy, joining a growing number of local governments in Togo to do so. Located in the Plateaux region, the commune began implementing the framework last week.
The initiative is part of the Waste Management in Togo project (GEDEC), implemented by Expertise France. In Ogou 1, the programme seeks to improve sanitation...
Lomé is hosting the 17th Conference of Speakers of Assemblies and Section Heads of the Africa Region of the Parliamentary Assembly of La Francophonie (APF) from April 7 to 9, 2026.
The meeting is being held as the Togolese National Assembly opens its first ordinary session, chaired by Assembly President Prof. Komi Sélom Klassou.
Several African parliamentary delegations have already arrived...
Togo and Burkina Faso are stepping up cooperation to improve traffic flow along the Lomé-Ouagadougou corridor, a key route for sub-regional transit spanning more than 1,000 km.
Officials from both countries met in Lomé last weekend with transport and logistics stakeholders to address persistent constraints affecting the corridor.
Several factors are undermining the corridor's competitiveness,...
Togo's livestock sector continues to expand despite persistent constraints. The share of domestic meat demand met by local production reached 68% in 2025, up from 65% a year earlier, according to the 2026 Citizens' Budget.
Authorities expect the trend to continue. For 2026, the government is targeting a 70% self-sufficiency rate, supported by tax measures including an exemption on imported...
Lome will host the first BankAssur Forum & Awards, a pan-African conference focused on financial inclusion, on Oct. 26-27.
The event, organized by the Forum des marchés financiers en Afrique, will bring together public officials, financial institutions and investors to discuss access to financial services.
Under the theme "Finance for All," the forum aims to foster dialogue among banks,...
Togo plans to spend 5.8 billion CFA francs in 2026 to fund fertilizer purchases for the cotton sector, the Ministry of Finance and Budget said in its annual Citizens' Budget.
The funds will be used to purchase 21,000 metric tons of fertilizer for cotton farmers.
The Plateaux region will receive the largest allocation, at 7,600 metric tons, or just over a third of the total. The ministry said...
Togo raised 33 billion CFA francs on the WAEMU regional financial market on Friday, exceeding an initial target of 30 billion.
According to official results seen by Togo First, investor demand was strong, with total bids reaching 120.7 billion CFA francs, a bid-to-cover ratio of 4.02 times. The Togolese Treasury accepted 33 billion CFA francs, entirely through Treasury bonds (OATs).
The...
The Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO) is accelerating the rollout of its interoperable instant payment platform, known as PI-SPI, across the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA).
Banks, electronic money institutions, microfinance institutions and payment service providers have until June 30, 2026, to complete their connection to the system, the central bank said.
Launched...
China has donated 2,525 tons of rice to Togo to support the country’s food security efforts. The shipment, valued at 20 million yuan (about 1.6 billion CFA francs), was handed to Togolese authorities on Thursday, April 2, 2026, in Lomé.
This is the second rice shipment China has sent to help Togo tackle hunger, following a previous delivery in 2024. The initiative stems from commitments made...
Rating agency Bloomfield Investment held its first "Country Risk–Togo" conference on Thursday at the Hôtel 2 Février in Lomé. The event focused on an analytical report assessing Togo across five parameters: macroeconomic performance, the business environment, the financial system, the sociopolitical climate and public finance management.
The evaluation placed Togo in the moderate risk...