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Under the Covid-19 agricultural response, the head office of the Togolese institute for agricultural research (ITRA) will give high-yielding varieties of cassava to farmers, breeders, and fish farmers. The move aims at helping these actors boost their respective outputs which were clobbered by the virus.
To be precise, beneficiaries will get white-fleshed and yellow-fleshed varieties, as...
A few years ago, Togo started a program to revive its tourism industry. As part of the latter, various steps were taken to rehabilitate hotels and sustain tourist sites.
To achieve this goal, which aligns with the 2018-2022 national development plan, the ministry of tourism will undertake some rehabilitation works at the 30 Août Grand Hotel in Kpalimé.
Let it be recalled that the...
The survey which covered 209 cities, including 42 in Africa, indicates that the Togolese capital is the second city across the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) where life is less expensive for expats.
However, in the world, Lomé is ranked 154th and 23rd in Africa in terms of the cost of living in general. In this regard, it is the sixth most expensive capital city in...
Last Tuesday, Togo passed 500 confirmed cases of Covid-19, about three months after the first case was reported. Out of the infected, 260 recovered and 13 died, according to official sources.
In Togo, the time it took for the number of cases to double is presently estimated at 26 days (against an average standard of 7 to 10 days). This rate is similar to other countries of the region,...
Togolese administrations will soon restart operating at regular hours. “With the curfew lifted, it simply means we will return to regular working hours,” said Gilbert Bawara, the minister of public works.
He, therefore, put an end to the new working hours set up (9 AM to 4 PM) due to the Covid-19 pandemic. “The exceptional measures taken previously are no more effective,” he...
The National Health Insurance Institute (INAM) is looking to acquire a system to manufacture secure cards for its customers.
In this framework, it reached out to seven firms that will be competing to win the related contract. The firms are Semoa, Teolis, Surys, Snedai, Imprimerie de France, Thales Gemalto, and In Group-Selp. They have until July 8, 2020, to submit their respective...
In markets of the Lomé-commune and Agoè-Asiyeye, booth fees were halved on June 8, 2020. This was revealed by an official statement.
By taking this step, the government supports sellers who are strongly impacted by the drop in demand driven by the Covid-19 pandemic. It should be effective over the next three months.
The price cut adds to social and economic incentives taken by public...
In Togo, now that the curfew is lifted, vehicles can restart circulating normally across the country. The decision was announced on June 9, 2020, after a meeting between the Togolese ministers of transport and security, Zourehatou Kassah-Traoré and Général Yark Damehane.
Still, authorities maintain safe measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Among the latter is the need...
On June 8, 2020, Togo and France, via the French Development Agency (AFD), inked two financing agreements worth a total of €40.7 million.
According to the Togolese minister of finance, Sani Yaya, the agreements will “support the government’s strong initiatives relative to water and sanitization in Togo.”
In detail, the first which is for a €40 million (XOF26.2 billion)...
Until June 30, 2020, Togolese SMEs and SMIs can apply to the big contest launched by the country’s ministry of trade, in partnership with the International Federation of consular chambers for Africa (FICA). The contest aims at enabling innovative businesses to access new outlets across the globe.
Selected startups will attend the 2020 Annual Investment Meeting in Dubaï. Eligible firms...
Started in September 2018, talks between ACP countries (Africa-Caribbean-Pacific) and the European Union (EU) are entering their last phase.
Indeed the two parties commenced yesterday in Brussels, technical discussions ahead of negotiations which will take place next Friday. The Talks will focus on political issues, such as the right to sexuality, abolition of the death penalty, or the...
From 19,700 tons in 2018, exports of organic soybeans from Togo to the European Union (EU) were at 42,300 tons (+115%) in 2019, a recent report revealed.
This makes Togo the largest exporter of the crop to the Old continent, before China (28,200 t) and India (21,600 t). In Africa, Uganda was the next biggest exporter of organic soybeans to the EU in 2019 with 2,300 t shipped; it is the 7th...
In Togo, authorities lifted the curfew set at the beginning of April 2020 to contain the spread of the Coronavirus. This was announced yesterday, June 6.
Subsequently, the lockdown measure imposed on towns has been lifted as well. However, starting today, June 9, 2020, it is compulsory for every citizen to wear face masks (the measure applied only to health agents previously).
The...
Last Friday, Togo raised XOF 26.31 billion for its latest fungible treasury bonds on the regional financial market. Out of this sum, the country retains XOF21.8 billion.
According to the UMOA securities agency, “the operation aligns with Togo’s public securities issuance program in line with its medium and long term debt management strategy.”
The amount mobilized corresponds...
Between 2018 and 2019, Togo doubled its exports of organic foods to the European Union. From 22,000 tons, the latter rose by 102% over the period to reach almost 45,000 tons.
This makes the country the second-largest exporter of these products to the EU in Africa (Egypt is first). Worldwide, it is the 14th (against 31st in 2018).
In the ECOWAS region, Togo is first ahead of Côte...
In Togo, the Gnassingbé Eyadema International airport (AIGE) is taking various measures to restart activity soon.
Among these is a mobile laboratory where all arriving and departing travelers will be tested for Covid-19. This was recently revealed in a press briefing organized by the Covid-19 response team (CNGR).
“It is imperative to restart economic activities,” the CNGR...