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Togo will allocate CFA10 billion to the Local Authorities Support Fund (FACT) in 2025, up 42% from CFA7 billion in 2024. The figure was outlined in the 2025 finance law, which has a total budget of CFA2,397 billion.
The increase follows a monitoring mission at the end of 2024 that assessed how communes used their 2023 funds. According to the Ministry of Land Planning and Development, this...
Togo plans to pay its public officers CFA355 billion in wages in 2025, up CFA321 billion in 2024 or 10% more. The amount to be spent this year is about 14% of the country’s total budget for 2025–CFA2,397 billion.
This year’s wage bill will cover various expenses for civil servants, including salaries, bonuses, allowances, family benefits, and employer contributions. It was increased,...
The Togolese government plans to spend CFA4 billion in 2025 to compensate owners who were expropriated for the social housing project in Kpomé. This was announced by the Ministry of Urban Planning, Housing, and Land Reform before Parliament at the end of last year.
These funds are part of a larger project that will cover 1,177 hectares and provide 20,000 affordable housing units. According to...
This year, all 33 Togolese ministries will share a budget of CFA1,122 billion, up from CFA1,030 billion in 2024. The monies will fund 130 projects across the various ministries. Here are the five ministries with the biggest budgets:
Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education: CFA183 billion
The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education will receive CFA183 billion. This...
Starting January 31, 2025, the Togolese Revenue Office (OTR) will stop using physical tax stamps. This decision, announced by OTR General Commissioner Philippe Kokou Tchodié, is part of a plan to digitize public services and make tax processes more efficient.
Taxpayers will now use electronic tax stamps, which can be purchased online or through the OTR’s collection windows. According to the...
The Togolese Ministry of Security and Civil Protection just launched an online platform to report police abuses. The platform was introduced on January 8. Users can anonymously report any misconduct, ranging from excessive use of force to arbitrary arrests.
Commenting on the development, Calixte Batossi, Minister of Security and Civil Protection, declared: “This initiative aims to encourage...
Lomé hosted a workshop on January 8 to validate Togo’s state of competition report. Participants–economic and institutional leaders–discussed progress and challenges related to competition in the country.
The report was drawn with input from business, civil society, and public service representatives. It highlights the country's economic performance and the work of the national...
This year, Togo plans to raise CFA332 billion on the WAMU Securities market. The sum was mentioned in the 2025 Finance Act. It is 45% less than last year's target, CFA607 billion.
Lomé intends to use the proceeds to partly fund its 2025 State budget. The latter totals CFA2,397 billion–income and expenditure.
The Togolese Treasury has already issued a tender to raise CFA20 billion on...
Togo needs about 320 MW of electricity during peak evening hours, but it currently produces less than 200 MW. According to the Ministry of Mines and Energy, which disclosed the figures, the country fills the 120 MW gap with power purchased from Ghana and Nigeria.
To rely less on external sources, the Togolese government has been working on diversifying and securing its energy supplies. Key plans...
Togolese President Faure Gnassingbé attended the inauguration of John Dramani Mahama, Ghana’s new leader, on January 7, 2025. The Togolese presidency confirmed the news via a press release.
This visit shows Togo's commitment to strengthening ties with Ghana, especially in socio-economic and diplomatic areas.
In a previous meeting in Lomé, the two leaders discussed their cooperation on...
Togo issued 101,600 visas in 2023, according to the Direction Générale de la Documentation Nationale (DGDN). The figure was recently presented to the National Assembly.
The number represents nearly 6.7% of all entries into Togo in 2023. That year, the country officially recorded 1.52 million entries. The visitors included tourists, and businesspeople, among others. Some visitors were just in...
The Togolese government has reduced its budget for road maintenance, from CFA16.5 billion in 2024 to CFA13.3 billion in 2025, down nearly 20%. Sani Yaya, Minister of Public Works, shared the figure during a two-day workshop in Lomé, held on December 31, 2024, and January 1, 2025.
Actual Maintenance Requirements Estimated at CFA41 billion
The official emphasized the need to set strategic...
Launched last March, the project to build 21 modular steel and concrete composite bridges across Togo’s five economic regions was 44.9% complete by the end of 2024. The Ministry of Rural Roads provided the update.
According to initial projections, the project should take 36 months to be completed. However, it is progressing faster than expected.
Costing CFA65 billion, the project is...
Togo’s tax authority, the OTR, should collect CFA1,210 billion in revenues this year. Philippe Kokou Tchodié, the OTR’s boss, disclosed the forecast last weekend during a staff meeting.
The projection is 8% more than the 2024 target–CFA1,113 billion. The funds, Tchodié said, will support the 2025 State Budget, which stands at CFA2,397 billion. The money collected by OTR will help...
The Togolese government has asked the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to review its governance. This “governance diagnostic” aims to find weaknesses in public institutions and improve transparency, which is important for attracting private investment as Lomé works to boost its economy.
“A diagnostic assessment of governance by the IMF would be highly beneficial, as it would provide a...
February
Global Shipping Leaders Join Adétikopé Dry Port
In February 2024, the Plateforme Industrielle d'Adétikopé (PIA) welcomed several prominent players from the shipping industry. Edem Kokou Tengue, then Togolese Minister of Maritime Economy, announced this significant development on February 28. Notable companies such as MSC (Italo-Swiss), MAERSK (Denmark), CMA CGM (France), PIL...