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A comedy training school opened on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026, in Aného. Named “L’École du rire à Aného”, it will offer courses in creative development, comedy techniques, stage practice and career training for comedians.
The school is the first of its kind in Togo. It is run by the Aquéréburu and Partners Foundation, in partnership with the Lacs 1 commune. Organisers say the project...
Togo’s national electric mobility strategy, launched in 2025, has entered a new phase of implementation. The Ministry of Environment and the Golfe 3 municipality took delivery of electric vehicles in Lomé on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026, with support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
The vehicles were provided to the two recipient administrations to support public...
The Togolese Revenue Authority (OTR) on Jan. 22 launched a nationwide outreach campaign to brief taxpayers on the 2026 finance law, starting in Lomé. The campaign aims to help businesses understand key measures in the budget passed in late December.
The 2026 budget totals 2,751.5 billion CFA francs, with tax revenue projected at 1,338.86 billion CFA francs. OTR says the initiative is meant to...
Mining output in Togo was driven by three commodities in 2023: phosphates (1.52 million tonnes), limestone (2.94 million tonnes) and clinker (1.31 million tonnes). According to the 2023 Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) report, these three minerals accounted for most production volumes and underpinned the country’s mining activity during the year.
A review of payments to the...
Togo’s social action policy mobilized more than 1.8 billion CFA francs in 2025 to support vulnerable populations. These figures were presented Wednesday, Jan. 21, in Kpalimé during the opening of the annual review of activities for the Ministry of Solidarity, Gender, Family, and Child Protection.
According to the data presented, the ministry recorded a physical completion rate of 71.56% and a...
Togo’s national biometric identification campaign is continuing in Zio prefecture, where mass registration began on Jan. 19. Authorities say the operation in the area bordering Greater Lomé will run until Feb. 18.
Attendance remains high at registration centers in Tsévié and nearby towns, with mobile teams using biometric kits to register residents daily. Ahead of the rollout, authorities...
Togo will allocate 1,143.96 billion CFA francs to the 30 ministries in the Fifth Republic’s first government. More than 670 billion CFA francs, around 59% of the total, will go to five ministries, according to the 2026 budget law.
Based on the figures, Togo First has listed the five ministries with the largest allocations.
1) Ministry of National Education
Led by Mama Omorou, the ministry...
Congo’s Minister of Scientific Research and Technological Innovation, Rigobert Maboundou, paid a working visit to Lomé on Jan. 20, 2026, as part of a mission to study Togo’s university innovation model.
The visit was part of a fact-finding mission focused on UniPod-Togo, the University Innovation and Development Hub established at the University of Lomé with support from the United Nations...
Togo is stepping up reforms in its electricity sector, with authorities seeking consultants to support an organisational overhaul of the state-owned utility CEET, according to a January 2026 notice.
Through a call for expressions of interest published that month, the government said it wants to hire a consulting firm to support the organisational transformation and strengthen governance at...
Togo has joined the list of countries with a Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN) programme. The West African nation launched its national programme on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026, in Lomé, with support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
Launched by the UNDP in 2012, BIOFIN helps countries develop and implement biodiversity financing plans. In Togo, the programme is expected...
Togo’s extractive sector generated about 124.25 billion CFA francs in 2023, up from 19 billion a year earlier, according to the EITI Togo 2023 Report published in late December.
While this suggests a year-on-year increase of 553.8%, the report says it does not reflect higher mining output. The jump is mainly due to debt-clearing operations involving Société Nouvelle des Phosphates du...
Italian firm Naos Investimenti S.p.A., in partnership with Christian Dominici S.p.A., is considering expanding its operations in Togo. A delegation from the financial institution met on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026, in Lomé with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Togo (CCI-Togo) to discuss potential areas of intervention in the country.
Based in Lomé, the Italian financial firm and its partner...
The Oti 1 commune in northern Togo recently approved its development plan for the 2025-2035 period during a meeting in Mango. The document was adopted during a plenary session and establishes priorities for investment and public action over the next decade.
The local Communal Development Plan (PDC) has an estimated program cost of more than 995 million CFA francs. It covers several sectors,...
The Togolese government anticipates a sharp decline in project grants between 2026 and 2028. According to revenue forecasts for the period, grants from international institutions are expected to fall from 166.9 billion CFA francs in 2026 to 70.9 billion CFA francs in 2027, and then to 31.6 billion CFA francs in 2028.
In two years, these financing flows would shrink by more than fivefold. In...
Local officials from the Golfe 1 and Golfe 4 municipalities in Lomé are wrapping up a training session on Tuesday on their roles under decentralisation.
The programme is organised by the National Training Agency for Territorial Collectivities (ANFCT), with support from the French Embassy in Togo.
The session, which began on Monday, included mayors, deputy mayors, municipal...
The Sotouboua 2 municipality in Togo has adopted a Municipal Development Plan (PDC). The document, which covers the 2026-2030 period, was validated late last week in Adjengré, the municipal capital, during a workshop involving municipal councillors and local stakeholders.
The implementation of this five-year plan will require a significant resource mobilization effort, with an estimated total...