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Togo reappointed Mazamesso Assih in October 2025 as Minister of Local Development, now expanded to include the social and solidarity economy. She has served in government since August 2024, applying her expertise in economic inclusion to national policy.
Assih earned an MBA in Audit and Risk Management in Insurance from the École Supérieure des Assurances de Paris. She began her career at...
Togo is renewing its municipal leadership following local elections held earlier this year. This marks the start of a second term for local officials, six years after the first municipal vote in 2019.
Earlier this week, several of the 117 communes across the country, elected new mayors, including key posts in the capital, Greater Lomé. In Atakpamé, in the Plateau Region, Dr. Komlan...
Less than a week after his appointment, Togo’s new environment minister, Komla Dodzi Kokoroko, has moved to update the country’s national forestry database.
In a statement on Oct. 16, the minister instructed all holders of logging permits, import authorizations, and transport licenses for forest products to submit copies of their documents to regional and prefectural environment offices...
Founder and CEO of KYA Energy Group, Ketowoglo Yao Azoumah shares his journey from academic researcher to solar entrepreneur. In this interview with Togo First, he reflects on the challenges of energy entrepreneurship in Togo as his company marks its 10th anniversary, the locally developed innovations driving its growth, and his vision for Africa’s energy independence.
Togo First: Could you...
The Togolese government has appointed civil engineer and businessman Mama Omorou as Minister of National Education, marking the entry of a seasoned entrepreneur into the country’s education leadership.
Born in Korbongou, in the Tône prefecture, Omorou has built a 25-year career in the construction and infrastructure industry. He leads Groupe ILO, a diversified company active in civil...
Togo and World Bank officials met on the sidelines of the annual International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Group meetings in Washington to review their cooperation.
The Togolese delegation, led by Sandra Johnson, Secretary-General of the Presidency and World Bank Governor for Togo, discussed the progress of the current project portfolio and new initiatives in preparation or finalization...
Togo’s École Nationale d’Administration (ENA), the National School of Administration, is overhauling its curriculum to better support the country's decentralization process and meet the operational needs of its communes and regions.
New pedagogical guidelines for the second and third cycles of local authority management training were presented and validated during a workshop in Lomé this...
Togo is experiencing a gradual demographic transition alongside its economic transformation, with the fertility rate dropping from 6.4 to 4.3 children per woman over the past three decades. The trend was a key focus of World Population Day, observed on Tuesday, October 14, 2025.
Held under the theme “Empowering Youth to Build the Families They Desire in a Just and Hopeful World,” the event...
Togo’s Council President, Faure Gnassingbé, called for a unified, well-funded global strategy to tackle the expanding security crises in West Africa, arguing that security must be treated as a global public good. Gnassingbé presented his proposals at the Aqaba Process Summit in Rome on Wednesday, October 15.
He warned that the spread of terrorism from Sahelian strongholds into coastal...
Togo's financial ecosystem expanded on October 7 with the official launch of "Gozem Money," a new mobile money solution. Developed by the Lomé-based startup Gozem in partnership with NSIA Banque, the service was announced a year ago and aims to facilitate financial access for Togolese citizens while actively boosting national financial inclusion.
Gozem Money functions as a full-service...
Veteran Togolese minister Gilbert Bawara has been appointed Minister of Relations with Parliament and Institutions in the first government of the Fifth Republic.
Born on March 13, 1968, in Siou (Doufelgou Prefecture), Bawara holds a degree in public law from the University of Geneva. He began his professional career in 1994 within the United Nations system, where he worked for a decade in...
Lomé is hosting the third BlueInvest Africa Forum on October 15-16, 2025, an initiative by the European Commission held in partnership with the Togolese government. The event aims to connect investors and entrepreneurs in the blue economy. After earlier forums in Seychelles and Kenya, Togo is the first French-speaking African country to host the gathering.
The forum brings together more than...
Authorities in Yoto Prefecture, southern Togo, launched the second phase of the Integrated Water Resources Management in the Mono Basin Project (GIRE-Mono II) on Friday, October 10, 2025.
Valued at 143.39 million CFA francs, the two-year project will run from April 2025 to March 2027 and is expected to benefit about 50,000 residents in the Yoto I, II and III communes.
This phase aims to...
A new market opened on October 11, 2025, in Bengola, in the Cinkassé 1 commune, northern Togo. The five-hectare facility was built under the Social Cohesion Project (COSO), with support from the Local Authorities Support Fund (FACT) and USAID, as part of efforts to spur economic activity and strengthen community ties.
The Bengola market, which will operate on Wednesdays and Saturdays, includes...
Togo is celebrating the fifth edition of the Togo Artisan Days, JAT, from October 15 to October 24, 2025, under the theme: "Le numérique au service de la promotion de l’artisanat : enjeux et défis (The Digital Age Serving the Promotion of Craftsmanship: Issues and Challenges)"
The event, held under the Ministry of Trade, Craftsmanship, and Local Consumption, is part of the "Consume...
Togo’s National Social Security Fund, CNSS, and the National Health Insurance Institute, INAM, the bodies managing the Universal Health Insurance, AMU, program, signed partnership agreements with several insurance companies on Tuesday, October 14, 2025, in Lomé. These agreements aim to facilitate policyholders' access to supplementary coverage tailored to their specific needs.
The partnership...