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Togo’s National Health Insurance Institute (INAM) has extended Universal Health Insurance (UHI) to widows, widowers, orphans and direct ascendants of civil and military pensioners under the Togo Retirement Fund (CRT).
The move, announced in an August 5 press release, follows a similar expansion last month for National Social Security Fund (CNSS) beneficiaries.
The extension covers widows and...
• 4th International Festival “La Marmite” runs 6–10 August in Lomé, focusing on women’s role in agriculture and food.• Around 500,000 visitors expected; spotlight on local rice and traditional drink “Sodabi.”• Event aims to make Lomé a capital of African gastronomy.
Togo opened the fourth edition of its international culinary festival “La Marmite” (FESMA) on August 6 in...
Lomé will host the third edition of the Biashara Africa Forum from October 20 to 22, 2025, bringing together business leaders and policy-makers to boost trade and investment across Africa under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) framework.
Togo confirmed its readiness to host the event during a meeting held on August 6 between Faure Gnassingbé, President of the Togolese...
Togo officially opened the sixth edition of the Made in Togo fair this week at the Lomé Exhibition and Fair Center (CETEF-Togo 2000). Minister of Commerce Rose Kayi Mivedor-Sambiani launched the event on August 1, 2025.
Over 200 local producers—including artisans, agripreneurs, manufacturers, and startups—are showcasing their products. Organizers expect the fair to attract nearly 40,000...
Togo has secured CFA800 million in fresh support from Japan under the Kennedy Round 2025 (KR 2025) food aid project. Japan delivers this funding as part of its non-reimbursable financial cooperation, allowing Togo to purchase rice. The rice will be sold at subsidized prices to vulnerable groups.
The Kennedy Round project does more than provide food aid. It acts as an economic tool by recycling...
The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Togo (CCI-Togo) has positioned itself to play a central role in advancing the Kara agropole initiative, a flagship agro-industrial project aimed at transforming the country’s agricultural sector.
On August 4, chamber officials met with the project’s management team in Kara to review progress and identify private-sector entry points. The Kara agropole,...
The Togolese government has announced plans to recruit 1,000 National Education Volunteers ahead of the 2025–2026 academic year, in a nationwide initiative aimed at bolstering education in underserved areas.
The effort, led by the National Volunteer Agency (ANVT) in coordination with the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education (MEPS), seeks to strengthen the teaching workforce in rural and...
The Regional Council of the Maritime Region of Togo and the Chinese province of Shandong plan to establish a decentralized cooperation partnership in the near future. As part of this initiative, a Chinese delegation is currently visiting Lomé to explore avenues for collaboration.
During the visit, the delegation was informed about the economic assets of the Maritime Region, which has a...
Seven Togolese financial institutions have officially joined the West African Economic and Monetary Union’s (WAEMU) Interoperable Platform for Instant Payment Systems (PI-SPI), the regional central bank BCEAO announced in a recent press release. The pilot project aims to modernize and unify payment systems across member countries.
The newly integrated banks include Banque Atlantique, BOA,...
ASKY Airlines, the pan-African carrier headquartered in Lomé, has officially launched a direct route to Nouakchott, Mauritania, marking a key milestone in its regional expansion strategy. The service, inaugurated on August 2, 2025, brings ASKY’s network to 30 African cities and enhances Lomé’s position as a major regional hub.
The flight, operated by a 154-seat Boeing 737-800 including 16...
Togo plans to open 30 new General Secondary School (CEGs) nationwide in time for the 2025–2026 school year. This initiative, spearheaded by the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education, seeks to broaden educational access—especially in rural and peri-urban communities where demand is escalating.
Minister Dodzi Kokoroko (pictured) explains that the expansion is designed to alleviate...
The District of Greater Lomé (DAGL) has officially approved a geospatial reference report aimed at guiding urban planning and service delivery across Togo’s capital and surrounding areas. The report, validated on July 30, 2025, is the outcome of a study launched in March to address unplanned urbanization in the region.
Conducted over four months, the study gathered geospatial, socio-economic,...
The municipality of Agoè-Nyivé 5 officially launched the development of its Communal Development Plan (PDC) on Tuesday, July 29, 2025. The PDC will serve as a medium-term roadmap to structure local investments in the Sanguéra area.
The process began with a collective effort involving various stakeholders, including municipal officials, state representatives, traditional authorities, civil...
Togo’s Fiscal and Customs Training Institute (IFFD) will provide its expertise to Gabon's administration under a new cooperation agreement signed on Wednesday, July 30, 2025, in Lomé. Togo’s Minister of Economy and Finance, Essowè Georges Barcola, and Gabon’s Minister of Public Service and Capacity Building, Marcelle Ibinga, concluded the partnership.
Under this agreement, Gabonese tax...
Togo collected CFA49.9 billion in tourism revenue from other West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) countries in 2023, according to new data from the Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO) on regional tourism flows. The report ranks Togo among the top beneficiaries of intra-community travel.
The largest contributors to this income were Côte d’Ivoire (CFA17.7 billion), Burkina...
The Reading and cultural centre (CLAC) in Aného launched a new digital training programme on July 29, 2025. The course will run for six months and train 90 young people to work in digital professions.
The initiative forms part of the "D-CLIC dans les CLAC" project. The Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) backs it, with implementation by the Urban Business and Entrepreneurship...