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After the first works published by French virologist Didier Raoult on chloroquine as a potential cure for Covid-19, another study showing similar results was recently published.
The second study was conducted at Renmin Hospital in Wuhan (China) on 62 patients aged about 45 years. The patients were handpicked to exclude those who suffer from cardiac diseases, eye, liver and kidney problems...
As its member States struggle against the Coronavirus crisis, the Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO) has taken many steps to reduce physical contact and foster prevention measures.
On April 3, the lender introduced new measures to enhance digital transactions instead of hand-to-hand cash exchange. The measures are effective for 30 days, renewable.
No more fees for all...
Announced last week by the minister of trade, prices of oil products in Togo have been reduced.
The measure, which took effect today at midnight, brings down the prices of super unleaded (from XOF564 to XOF508 per Litre), kerosene ( from XOF505 to XOF455 per Litre), gasoline (XOF567 to XOF537), and blend (from XOF611 to XOF609).
Meanwhile, prices of cooking gas remain the same with...
Chinese billionaire Jack Ma recently tweeted that the second batch of equipment to combat the coronavirus pandemic was on the way to 54 African nations.
“That includes 500 ventilators, 200,000 suits & face shields, 2,000 thermometers, 1M swabs & extraction kits and 500,000 gloves,” the tweet reads.
For its part, Togo, which is part of the recipients received the first...
“All suspension measures relative to public transport announced on April 4 are lifted until April 11, 2020.” The government’s decision was broadcasted on the national TVT channel on April 5, 2020.
Therefore, taxi-bikes (also known as “zemidjans”), and tricycle drivers can resume activity for six days.
The government, it should be noted, has taken steps to support the most...
To help it combat the coronavirus, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will provide Togo with a concessional loan of $131.3 million. The loan is repayable over 30 years at a zero interest rate.
The Bretton Woods institution announced the loan approval in an official note published after the sixth review under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) program with Togo.
With the new...
Alongside lifting the temporary ban on the movement of taxi-bikes and tricycles, the government said it will support these actors throughout the health emergency state.
“They have been presented with some options for support,” according to the State Secretary in charge of financial inclusion and the informal sector.
In the same framework, a large number of drivers affected by the...
The government of Togo plans collaboration with producers and importers of hand sanitizers. A call for expression of interest was launched in this framework.
The move comes as the country experiences a shortage, and surge in prices of these products which are used to prevent infection to covid-19. Through the collaboration announced, authorities wish to ramp up their production to meet an...
The Togolese government seeks to raise XOF400 million to cushion the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic in the country.
The sum corresponds to the budget of a fund created especially to preserve the economy against the disease which continues to spread across the continent. This was announced by president Gnassingbé last Wednesday.
No Togolese citizen will be ignored in this battle we...
In a speech addressed to the nation on April 1, 2020, President Faure Gnassingbé declared a 3-month state public health emergency in the country. The measure, which “has never been implemented in our country before, reflects the gravity of the crisis we are facing,” the leader said referring to the coronavirus outbreak.
While this state of emergency differs from a lockdown,...
Yesterday, President Faure Gnassingbé announced several social, political and economic measures to make life easier for the Togolese people as the coronavirus pandemic keeps spreading worldwide.
As part of these measures, starting this month, access to water and power is free for the next three months.
In detail, concerning water, households with a monthly consumption capped at...
To improve its services, Togo Terminal (TT), subsidiary of Bolloré Transport & Logistics Togo specialized in container handling and storage, has switched to electronic invoicing.
Electronic invoicing should become compulsory by the end of this month, TT warned while noting however that “all our clients have a period of three months to comply with the new procedure.”
The...
Effective April 1, 2020, banks and other financial institutions will be operating from 7:30 AM to 1:30 PM and 2:30 PM for customers and staff members, respectively.
The decision, which was made by the Professional Association of Banks and Financial Institutions of Togo (APBEF-Togo), falls in line with the various measures taken by the government to prevent the spread of the...
On March 31, 2020, the German embassy in Lomé announced that the European country would help Togo combat the coronavirus pandemic.
The support will mainly focus on: boosting prevention by improving communication and supplying protection equipment, improving diagnostic capabilities, and providing medical equipment to the resuscitation room at CHR Lomé.
Last week, Togo received from...
The University of Lomé (UL) has put in place an ad hoc commission to research efficient treatments against the coronavirus (Covid-19).
The commission regroups biologists, microbiologists, infectiologists, virologists, pharmacists, pharmacologists, jurists, economists, sociologists, psychologists, and anthropologists.
According to the president of the University of Lomé, Prof....
Until further notice, the usual destuffing platforms of Lomé - Lomé Container Terminal and the Destuffing Centre of the Autonomous Port of Lomé (PAL)- are out of use.
The decision, validated by the PAL’s director, Fogan Adegnon, is part of measures taken by Togo’s government to mitigate the propagation of the coronavirus in the country.
In the meantime, Adegnon indicated,...