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Togo produced more livestock last year than it did in 2020. The ministry of agriculture reported this in its 2021-2022 agricultural campaign review.
Over the period, poultry output grew by 8%, from about 28,219,000 heads in 2020 to 30,672,748 in 2021. As for sheep output, it rose from 1,765,949 to 1,878,669 heads, thus translating a 6% increase, from one year to the other.
The number of goats...
Last Monday, Sept 12, representatives from member countries of the Permanent Inter-State Committee for Drought Control in the Sahel (CILSS) gathered in Lomé to find solutions to the growing insecurity in the Sahel and West Africa. The talks focused on husbandry and conflicts between farmers and breeders.
The theme picked for the meeting – CILSS’ 37th Day – was “Livestock in the...
The Togolese government closed its second seminar for 2022 on Tuesday, Sept 13. The meeting, chaired by President Faure Gnassingbé, covered key topics like urbanism, health, and boosting private investment.
The country’s authorities also reviewed issues such as the digitization of public services, the operationalization of the Tinga Fund, agricultural mechanization and the promotion of...
Lomé is hosting the Togo-Tunisia Economic Forum. On the occasion, a delegation of the Tunisia Africa Business Council (TABC) showed interest in investing in Togo and partnering with Togolese businesspeople.
Their interest was voiced by Anis Jaziri, chairman of the TABC, who led the Tunisian delegation.
At the opening of the business meeting between the two countries, Jaziri said: "Our wish is...
The Industrial Platform of Adétikopé (PIA), the Risk-Sharing Incentive Mechanism for Agricultural Financing (MIFA), and the Institute of Consulting and Technical Support, under the supervision of the Ministry of Agriculture (ICAT), signed an agreement a week ago to technically support actors of the Togolese agricultural value chain.
The deal, a memorandum of understanding (MoU), was inked in...
Malika Dhif is the new executive director of the African Development Bank (AfDB) in Togo. The Moroccan who worked as deputy director at the Treasury and External Finance Department of Morocco will also cover Morocco and Tunisia.
Dhif is the fifth woman on the AfDB’s Board of Directors.
"The number of women on the Board of Directors has increased from three to five. Previously Deputy...
The construction of soybean processing units at the Adétikopé Industrial Platform (PIA) is finished and the plants should soon be operational. This was tweeted by the PIA and the Mechanism for Incentive Agricultural Financing based on Risk Sharing (MIFA).
According to the PIA, over CFA165 billion was spent on the project, which will help process around 240,000 tons of fully local soybeans...
It is effective. Moroccans coming to Togo and Togolese visiting Morocco no more need a visa on arrival. This was confirmed on September 9, by Robert Dussey, Togo’s minister of foreign affairs.
"The agreement of July 21, 2022, on the abolition of visas for holders of ordinary passports between the Togolese Republic and the Kingdom of Morocco, has officially entered into force," Dussey...
Jeremy Awori is soon to become the new CEO of Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI), the Lomé-based pan-African banking group.
The Kenyan was picked to replace Nigerian Ade Ayeyemi, according to a statement issued on September 12, 2022. Ayeyemi is retiring after heading the group for 7 years.
Awori has a 25-year career in banking, out of which he spent almost10 years as Managing...
The 62nd annual meeting of the Inter-African Coffee Organization (IACO) will be held from 14 to 18 November 2022 in Lomé. This was announced on September 8, 2022, by the Togolese Minister of Trade, Kodjo Adédzé, current chairman of the steering committee of the institution.
During the upcoming meeting, participants will discuss issues related to quantity, quality, and certification in the...
Sunu Bank Togo recently secured Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) certification. The document was presented to the public last Friday, September 9.
The bank’s CEO, Myriam Adotevi, and other top executives were present. Also present was Ali El Azzouzi, General Manager of Dataprotect, the information security firm that helped Sunu Bank Togo secure the...
The United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) will help Togo better fight cross-border terrorism. The two parties inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in this framework last Thursday, September 8, 2022.
The UN Office will set up a multi-agency unit in the country to collect data on travelers. The facility will allow Togolese authorities to prevent terrorists from passing through...
China removes customs duties on 98% of the products it imports from Togo and eight other African countries. The measure, which is effective since September 1, 2022, is part of the new tariff policy that China announced last month.
According to Ecofin Agency, which quoted Chinese customs services, the eight other countries are the Central African Republic, Chad, Djibouti, Eritrea, Guinea,...
The Togolese Employers’ Association (CNP-Togo) and the UN System will boost their partnership to better support the local private sector. The two signed an agreement to this end on Wednesday, Sept. 7.
Laurent Coami Tamegnon, who chairs the CNP-Togo, and Aliou Mamadou Dia, representative of the UNDP and acting resident coordinator of the UN, were both present when the document was signed.
The...
African designers have until September 30, 2022, to apply in the logo-design contest that was just launched for the upcoming African Cyber Security Coordination and Research Center (ACCRC). The deadline was disclosed by Togo, where the facility will be, and the Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA).
Applicants, according to the two partners’ statement, “should be aged between 18 and 35,...
Togolese authorities extended the state of emergency in the Savannah region last Tuesday, Sept 6. Initially declared on June 13, for 3 months, the state of emergency has been extended for another six months.
The measure was declared in response to jihadist threats in the north of the country. It is intended to allow the government to freely carry out its mission: protecting the people and...