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The West African Development Bank (BOAD) has pumped CFA1,037.5 billion into Togo since 1976. The bank announced this milestone on April 27, 2025, as Togo marked its 65th year of independence.
BOAD says these investments show its long-term commitment to Togo, a member of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU). The bank has funded projects in agriculture, energy, environment, roads,...
Togo will hold the 20th Lomé International Fair from November 28 to December 14, 2025. Organizers will stage the 6th “Made in Togo” Fair from August 1 to 10. Officials announced both dates on May 6 at the Togolese Center for Exhibitions and Fairs (CETEF).
This year, the Lomé Fair celebrates its 40th anniversary. The event started in 1985 as a biennial gathering, but was later made annual,...
Togo is ramping up efforts to deal with avian and swine flu. Last week, a training workshop with several animal health experts kicked off in Kpalimé. The workshop aims to help better prevent and control of avian and swine flu outbreaks in the country.
The FAO supports this effort through its ISAVET program to strengthen local veterinary systems. "Good management of animal crises at the...
Togo’s Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) announced that candidates must submit their applications for the July 10, 2025, municipal elections between May 20 and 29. Political parties, coalitions, and independent candidates can apply.
Applicants must be Togolese, at least 25 years old on submission day, enjoy full civil and political rights, and read, write, and speak the official...
The Ministry of the Environment launched a three-day technical meeting in Lomé on Monday, May 12, 2025. The meeting aims to build national capacities to mobilize climate financing. It forms part of the project supporting the implementation of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). The event gathered government officials, civil society members, technical and financial partners, and...
More than half of Togolese, 54%, support joining the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) instead of remaining in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The conclusion comes from an Afrobarometer survey carried out last November. The survey, covering 1,200 people, aligns with Foreign Minister Robert Dussey’s early 2025 statement about Togo’s interest in joining AES.
Men favor...
The African Union opened its first Conference on Public Debt in Lomé, Togo, on Monday, May 12, 2025. The conference aims to create a new African debt architecture. Heads of state, including Togo’s President Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé, Zambia’s President Hakainde Hichilema, and former Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama, opened the summit with speeches.
Faure Gnassingbé called the event...
On May 9, 2025, Togo raised CFA22 billion through a public securities auction on the West African Monetary Union (WAMU) market, surpassing its CFA20 billion target. The Togolese Treasury issued fungible treasury bills (BAT) in a double tranche, attracting 28 investors who offered CFA60.3 billion. This resulted in a coverage rate of 301.51%, signaling strong demand for Togo’s short-term...
Togo plans to raise €350 million through two commercial loans from international banks, confirmed S&P, following a €200 million guarantee from the African Development Bank (AfDB) secured in November 2024.
This first-time arrangement allows Lomé to access better market terms thanks to AfDB’s solid backing via the African Development Fund (ADF). Togo wants to fund green and...
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) parliamentarians met in Lomé from May 6 to 9, 2025. They adopted recommendations to lower air ticket prices across West Africa. They urged governments to scrap several taxes starting January 1, 2026, to cut air travel costs.
At the session’s close in Lomé, lawmakers demanded the removal of four taxes: ticket tax, tourism tax, solidarity...
Togo’s Ministry of the Civil Service and Social Dialogue expanded its health staff recruitment to include anthropology specialists. The ministry announced this extension at the end of last week. The competitive exam launched on March 31, 2025, welcomes applicants with bachelor’s or master’s degrees in anthropology.
The ministry targets Togolese nationals aged 18 to 40 holding these...
The third phase of the Equity Programme started in Togo on May 6, 2025. Agronomes et Vétérinaires Sans Frontières (AVSF) leads the initiative with the French Development Agency (AFD) and French Global Environment Facility (FFEM). The four-year program runs simultaneously in Togo, Benin, Ghana, and Côte d'Ivoire. A budget of €8 million has been allocated to the initiative.
Equity aims...
The University of Lomé (UL) plans to launch a business language centre and a business school to better connect university training with the private sector. UL President Adama Kpodar and Togo Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIT) President José Syménouh discussed these projects on May 7, 2025.
The Chamber of Commerce aims to align university skills with job market needs amid Togo’s...
The African Development Bank (AfDB) will help finance a 62 MWp solar power plant in Sokodé, central Togo. The AfDB board approved the project on May 8, 2025. It will back the initiative with €26.5 million (about CFA17.4 billion).
The project aligns with Togo’s goal to reach 200 MWp of renewable energy by 2030. EDF Group will design, build, and run the plant, with co-financing...
Halted three months ago, the mass biometric registration campaign in the Golfe prefecture will resume next week, on May 12.
The resumption advances the e-ID Togo project, backed by INSEED and ANID, under the WURI biometric identification program. The campaign aims to assign every resident of Greater Lomé-and eventually all of Togo-a Unique Identification Number (NIU) based on biometric and...
The Togolese government announced 40 excellence scholarships for the 2024–2025 academic year, targeting Master's and PhD students at the public universities of Lomé and Kara. The scholarships form part of the Support Project for the Reform of Higher Education in Science and Engineering (PARESI 2), an initiative to improve advanced training in technical fields critical to national...