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Togo plans to step up support for local development in 2026. Under the 2026 budget, the Support Fund for Local Authorities (FACT) will rise to 12 billion CFA francs, up 20% from 10 billion CFA francs in 2025.
The increase aligns with the decentralization policy pursued in recent years and is intended to strengthen the financial capacity of municipalities and regions. FACT funding is mainly used...
Youth and innovation will be central to the Togo Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s (CCI-Togo) 2026 strategy. The institution plans to set up a startup investment fund to support youth-led projects in high-potential sectors.
Digital technology, agribusiness, handicrafts and services are among the fund’s target areas, according to an announcement in the December 2025 issue of Entrepreneurs...
Togo started reducing its debt on the WAEMU regional market in 2025. Consolidated data from UMOA-Titres show that Togo’s outstanding debt to regional investors fell 5.6% over the year to 1,810.5 billion CFA francs.
That made Togo one of the few WAEMU members to record a decline in its debt stock on the public securities market, contrasting with most other countries where outstanding amounts...
Togo expects to collect 1,338.9 billion CFA francs in tax revenue in 2026 under the budget law. As in previous years, most of the projected revenue comes from a small number of high-yield taxes.
Indirect taxes account for the largest share, led by value-added tax (VAT) and customs-related levies. Domestic VAT is projected at 189.4 billion CFA francs, while customs VAT is expected to reach 351.2...
Togo expects to raise 10.38 billion CFA francs in mining royalties in 2026, according to revenue forecasts for the 2026-2028 period.
This amount is projected to increase to 12.48 billion CFA francs in 2027 and reach 13.62 billion CFA francs in 2028. Over the three-year period, revenue from mining royalties is forecast to rise by nearly 31%, based on the projections. This suggests a gradual...
Lome hosted a high-level meeting on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, aimed at strengthening and streamlining the peace process in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the Great Lakes region. The meeting was held as part of the AU-backed mediation led by Togo.
President Faure Essozimna Gnassingbe, the African Union’s mediator, chaired the session. It brought together African facilitators Olusegun...
Togo’s Ministry of Tourism, Culture and the Arts completed a digitisation project late last week after a month of technical work.
The digital solutions, along with plans to operationalise and sustain the paperless process, were presented on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026, by the Togo Digital Agency. The presentation was made to Cina Lawson, Minister of Digital Transformation and Public Service...
Authorities in southern Togo have cleared land and paid compensation to allow construction of three groynes on a two-kilometre stretch of coastline, as contractors race to meet a Nov. 15, 2026 deadline under the West Africa Coastal Areas Resilience Investment Project (WACA ResIP).
The clearance of right-of-way between Nimania and Alogavi, along with about 350 million CFA francs ($575,000) in...
The Togolese government plans to allocate 14.2 billion CFA francs to petroleum product subsidies in 2026, according to budget law projections. This funding is intended to mitigate the impact of rising energy prices on the cost of living for households.
This subsidy level marks a significant decrease compared to 2025, when nearly 25 billion CFA francs were allocated. While authorities have not...
Togo and Rwanda have signed a reciprocal visa waiver agreement covering all passport types. The deal was signed late last week in Lomé by the two countries’ foreign ministers, Robert Dussey and Olivier Nduhungirehe.
The agreement aims to ease travel, boost economic exchanges, support tourism, and strengthen people-to-people and cultural ties between Lomé and Kigali. It comes as both...
Togo will standardize its climate and environmental response frameworks after a high-level meeting of key institutions held in Lomé on Thursday.
The initiative aims to introduce shared tools and indicators to ensure more consistent and effective implementation. It is expected to strengthen national environmental policy and underscore the government’s commitment to protecting natural resources...
The Togolese government is seeking mentors to coach project teams selected during the incubation phase of the Tech Santé Challenge.
The initiative aims to strengthen Togo’s digital health innovation ecosystem, the ministries in charge of digital transformation and health said in a statement, with support from the Togo Data Lab.
Mentors will work from Feb. 1 to March 15, 2026. Their role will...
Togo plans to supply equipment to youth and women’s cooperatives in the Savanes region. SP-EAU, the Urban and Semi-Urban Water and Sanitation Asset Company, has issued an open tender to procure production and processing equipment kits.
The procurement is part of the Social Cohesion Strengthening Project and is financed by a grant from the African Development Fund (ADF), part of the African...
Togo’s Ministry of Urban Planning, Housing and Land Reform plans to begin road upgrading, drainage and paving works on several urban streets in Lome in 2026. The projects have been allocated a budget of 1.2 billion CFA francs, according to budget estimates.
The ministry, now led by Kodjo Adedze, completed detailed preliminary designs in October 2025 for two priority roads, covering a total...
Togo plans to raise 463.5 billion CFA francs on the WAEMU regional debt market to finance its 2026 budget. The budget is balanced, with revenue and expenditure set at 2,751.5 billion CFA francs.
The planned borrowing represents about 17% of the total budget and will be a key pillar of the government’s financing strategy.
The amount is a sharp increase of nearly 40% from 2025, when the planned...
Togo expects a further increase in tax revenue in 2026. Under the finance law, tax revenue is projected at 1,338.9 billion CFA francs, compared with an initial forecast of 1,208.3 billion CFA francs in 2025.
This represents an increase of about 10.8% year on year. The government is making taxation its main lever for financing the budget.
In the breakdown of budget revenue, tax receipts remain...