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The ECO, the single currency projected for the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), is very unlikely to be adopted this year. This is one of the conclusions of the recently ended 57th summit of ECOWAS Heads of State.
The leaders decided to follow a new roadmap whose content was not yet disclosed. The summit however informed that the launch of the single currency has been...
Marc Vizy, the French ambassador to Togo has reached the end of his mandate in the country after three years of service.
On Wednesday, the emissary met with Togo’s Prime Minister to say his farewell and review major cooperation projects between the two countries. In recent years, Paris has reinforced its actions in Togo: in economic, security, and social sectors. The same goes for the...
In Togo, farmers, market gardeners, cooperatives, or individuals will benefit from a project to supply and install solar irrigation kits.
The initiative is supported by the risk-sharing based Agricultural Financing Incentive Mechanism (MIFA) and the NGO Jeunes Volontaires pour l'Environnement (JVE). Its beneficiaries will get a loan ranging between CFA1.5 million and CFA3 million to purchase the...
Facebook is the most widely used social network in Togo. The platform garners 80% of the total social network traffic recorded in the country, between August 2019 and August 2020. The figure was released by Dublin-based firm StatCounter which measures website traffic.
Most Facebook users access it through a mobile device. Indeed, Facebook captures 84% of the mobile-based visits to...
Today, Togo’s minister of agriculture, Koutéra Bataka, presented to global investors the opportunities that the country’s agribusiness sector has to offer. The official did so at the opening of the 2020 African Green Revolution Summit (AGRF 2020).
This year, the annual event (10th edition) which is organized by Rwanda is held online due to the Covid-19. It regroups stakeholders from the...
The Togolese economy is the most diversified in terms of exports within the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU).
Indeed, a recent note issued by the Banque Centrale des Etats de l’Afrique de l’Ouest (BCEAO) puts the country just before Senegal in this ranking. The least performing nation in the Union according to this release is Guinea Bissau (which mainly exports cashew)....
In Togo, the actors of the cashew, shea, and soybean sectors are attending a workshop to learn the foundations of agricultural entrepreneurship.
Hosted in Kara (412km from Lomé), the workshop began on September 8 and will end in Atakpamé (161km from Lomé) on September 11. It is being held in two stages, the first dedicated to people from the regions of Kara, Savanes, and the...
In Togo, nearly 6.5 million long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) will be distributed throughout the country to fight malaria.
This marks the continuation of the country’s policy to fight the disease, which is endemic throughout the subtropical zone.
While the chronogram of the distribution campaign has not been published yet, it is the fourth of its kind. The project aligns with...
In Togo, the Galilée project which aims to provide every student with a laptop has been extended to teachers and lecturers working in public and private schools (primary, secondary and tertiary education).
In detail, eligible beneficiaries will have the opportunity to get a new laptop for CFA110,000 against CFA250,000 normally. An initial payment of 50,000 CFA is to be made and the...
Yesterday, Lomé hosted a workshop on the Components Needed for the Efficient Management of Municipalities. The session gathered 117 mayors from all parts of the country.
Participants will work on ways to improve the quality of their service in their respective communities. This should in the long run help them better manage State funds they receive this year.
This is in a context...
The Togolese government will provide XOF3 billion to the 117 municipalities where local elections were held last year. The news was announced on Sept. 7 by the minister of decentralization and local communities, Payadowa Boukpessi, on the sidelines of a workshop for the country’s mayors.
The monies, which will be allocated through the Fonds d’Appui aux Collectivités Territoriales...
Togo remains the only ECOWAS member state that meets the convergence criteria for the adoption of the Eco, the future single currency of the zone.
The West African country was again recognized for this achievement at the 57th ECOWAS Heads of State Summit held in Niger and attended by Togo’s President Faure Gnassingbé.
The criteria to be adopted by all 15 member states of the ECOWAS include a...
Togo remains the only ECOWAS member state that meets the convergence criteria for the adoption of the Eco, the future single currency of the zone.
The West African country was again recognized for this achievement at the 57th ECOWAS Heads of State Summit held in Niger and attended by Togo’s President Faure Gnassingbé.
The criteria to be adopted by all 15 member states of the ECOWAS include a...
Togo is looking for innovative solutions to protect its coasts, as part of the fight against coastal erosion and the protection of its coastline.
According to public authorities, the movement’s main objective is to have "no more construction along the coast being swallowed by the sea by June 2021." This is while waiting for the WACA program, which aims to tackle coastal erosion and sea...
The ECOWAS Heads of State met today in Niamey, Niger, for the Community’s 57th ordinary summit.
This is the first time in months that the leaders gather physically, after holding virtual meetings, due to the covid-19. During the summit, they will discuss the region’s political, economic, and security situation.
The heads of state will specially discuss the situation of Mali...
Besides striving to have one of Africa’s top container ports, Lomé’s port, according to recent figures, is also improving its performances relating to transit with Sahel countries.
The port of Lomé currently handles more than 2.85 million tons of goods destined to these countries. This is almost three times the volume it did in 2013 - 1.26 million tons or 60% of the infrastructure’s...