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Togocom, the former public telecom operator, is the new official sponsor of Togo’s Football Federation (FTF). The two parties signed the related partnership agreement yesterday, July 14th.
The two partners “will combine their forces and resources to better support local teams in scouting for young talented players.” Moreover, they intend to help players “exceed their limits and set...
Togo’s leading uber-like company Gozem has announced it would extend its offer to move-in tricycles.
The vehicles can be used to move luggage or goods. In effect, the customer or user can request a tricycle on the Gozem app. Next, the driver comes and takes goods from point A to point B.
Commenting on the innovation, Jean-Martial Moulaud, country manager for...
It is official. All tertiary education institutions (private and public) have been allowed to resume, partially, starting from July 15.
“The schools must strictly respect safety measures, social distancing most importantly,” the government stressed while giving its approval for the resumption of classes.
The teaching institutions which were closed for four months after the...
In 2019, 95,113 people traveled between Togo and France by air. The figure which was recently disclosed by the head office of the French civil aviation is nearly 3% more than that recorded the previous year.
In West Africa, Togo comes ahead of Benin (93,415 passengers in 2019), Burkina Faso (78,365), Niger (46,607), and Ghana (57,503). However, it is behind Senegal (which recorded a...
The European Union (EU) and Investisseurs & Partenaires (I&P), an impact investment group focused on sub-Saharan Africa, will support 300 startups and SMEs in 13 Sahel countries, Togo included.
This will be done via the I&P Acceleration and Sahel initiative. The latter benefits from a €15.5 million financing from the EU through its Emergency Fiduciary Fund for Africa which...
In Lomé, the following districts will soon enjoy a better access to drinking water: Bè, Nyékonakpoè, Kodjoviakopé, Kégué, Hédzranawoé.
The related works, which are estimated to cost XOF700 million, are set to commence in the second half of this month and be completed over six months. In effect, they will involve drilling deep boreholes that will supply water to three water...
Pan-African power developer AEE Power just won a €34 million contract to expand Lomé’s medium and low tension networks.
For the related international bid, the firm was running against CEGELEC, EIFFAGE RMT, LSE&SOGEA SATOM, and the SAGEMCOM-MRI conglomerate, among others.
Under the project, AEE Power will set up low and medium tension transmission lines, build...
Togo’s president, Faure Gnassingbé, is expected in Libreville today where he will meet his Gabonese counterpart, Ali Bongo Ondimba.
According to a statement from the Gabonese presidency, “the two leaders are to discuss ways to boost multisectoral and bilateral cooperation between their two countries.”
Let’s recall that before this visit, Gnassingbé’s last trip to Gabon was on...
Togolese authorities have recently reported that the country has passed 700 Covid-19 confirmed cases. In detail, there are 201 active cases, 494 recovered, and 15 deaths. Overall, the pandemic’s dynamics in Togo remain relatively stable.
Meanwhile, the economy is slowly reopening, with the airport set to resume flights. In this framework, various measures, such as passenger tracking, are being...
The national institute of statistics, demographics, and economic studies (INSEED) recently carried out a survey to determine how the Togolese population perceives the coronavirus and its impacts on local households.
Overall, 2,189 people were questioned as part of the survey which was backed by the World Bank; 91% of them said they are satisfied with the way the government is handling the...
To further mitigate the risk of Covid-19 spreading in the country through travelers, the Togolese government has enforced the use of the “Togo Safe” contact tracing app upon their arrival. They must keep the tool active throughout their stay or at least for 30 days, starting from the day they arrive in Togo.
The measure was disclosed in a circular issued by the National Agency for Civil...
Last Thursday, representatives from the government, the national council of employers and the labor union met in Lomé, in the framework of the first meeting of the council’s ordinary session on social dialogue in Togo.
Participants discussed among others; working conditions amidst the current health crisis, the focus of the economic restart, as well as of expectations and concerns of...
The WAEMU mortgage refinancing fund (CRRH-UEMOA) has reported for its 2019 financial year a net profit of XOF1.24 billion (XOF1,242,860,623 exactly).
In detail, 15% of this sum -around XOF186 million- will be allocated to the institution’s legal reserve; 5% (XOF62.14 million) to its special reserve; XOF712.54 million to its exchange rate risk management Fund. Meanwhile, 281 million will be...
In 2019, cement manufacturer HeidelbergCement which has three subsidiaries in Togo (Cimtogo, Scantogo, and Granutogo) invested XOF528.3 million in the people living in areas where it operates across the country.
This was disclosed on the presidency’s official website. The funds, the presidency indicated, were allocated to sectors such as rural electrification, community health, water and...
As Togo readies to resume flights, the government informed that all travelers must submit a certificate proving they tested negative to Covid-19 before embarking on flights.
This new measure does not exempt travelers from complying with precautions recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
Any person who fails to...
After examination classes, universities and other tertiary education institutions should soon reopen in Togo.
The matter was discussed last Wednesday during a meeting between the Prime Minister, Komi Klassou, and directors of public and private universities of the country.
The learning institutions, the talks concluded, will resume activity in a limited manner; to minimize physical...