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On Monday, 8 March, PM Victoire Tomégah-Dogbé launched the Program of Excellence for Women in Africa (PEFA). The latter is a presidential initiative aimed at enabling more young women to create wealth for Togo.
In its pilot phase, the project will target 20 women, aged between 20 and 28 years, holding at least a bachelor's or in their final year of bachelor’s degree in a local...
The National Social Security Fund (CNSS) launched last Monday a 5-week workshop to boost businesses’ capacities relative to the management of professional risks.
According to a source close to the institution, the training sessions are taking place live and online. Organized in partnership with the International Labor Organization (ILO), they target security, environment and hygiene...
On March 7, 2021, Togo received its first doses of Covid-19 vaccines, in the framework of the Covax initiative. This first batch includes 156,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines, 157,500 syringes, and 1,575 security boxes.
The stock came aboard an Air France cargo. It was received by the minister of health, Moustafa Mijiyawa, at the tarmac of the Gnassingbé Eyadémé International...
Last Friday, the Adétikopé Industrial Platform (PIA) officially signed with Togo Agro Resources SAU an agreement welcoming the latter as its second shareholder, after Togo wood Industries SARL.
Togo Agro Resources “will process soybeans, into edible oil mainly, helping the country become a soybean oil exporter in the sub-region,” executives at the PIA said. In the coming months, the...
Last Friday, Togo raised CFA148 billion for its latest simultaneous bond issue on the WAEMU securities market. The country, which was seeking CFA40 billion to restart its economy post-Covid, thus recorded a coverage rate of around 371% for the operation.
The bonds issued are fungible treasury bonds, with respective maturities of 36 months (3 years) and 60 months (5 years). The first...
On which priorities should the cooperation between the EU and Togo focus in 2021-2027? A survey was recently launched by the EU, Germany, and France, to obtain the answer to this question.
For those behind the survey, the aim is to get feedback that will enable them to better contribute to Togo’s development over the period concerned.
By answering the survey’s questions and...
Exim Bank of India injected $6.5 million (+3.5 billion FCFA) in a project to build Medium and low Voltage networks, aimed at boosting power supply in major Togolese cities.
The financing is a credit line the government of Togo secured from the Asian lender. The project concerned will cover six localities, namely Aného, Kpalimé, Atakpamé, Sokodé, Kara, and Dapaong.
The contract...
Togo plans to organize capacity-building sessions in port and maritime logistics for 60 actors of the blue economy. To this end, it is recruiting a specialized firm, via the Presidency of the Republic.
The project, financed by the World Bank through the Project to Support the Competitiveness of Logistics Services for Trade, will boost capacities of authorized customs agents and brokers on...
In Togo, technical visit formalities are now subject to payment of the Motor Vehicle Tax (TVM). This was disclosed in a joint statement issued by the Togolese Revenue Office (OTR) and the Directorate of Road and Rail Transport (DTRF).
“Technical inspection formalities are now subject to a systematic control of the receipt attesting of the TVM’s payment,” reads the communiqué co-signed by...
In Togo, SMEs and SMIs consuming between 120 and 150kVA of power will not pay to get connected to the public grid. This falls under the government’s efforts to improve the country’s business climate.
In a statement it recently released, the Togolese power utility declared that “the cost for connection to the medium tension network of the public grid has been made free for SMEs and...
The ministry for development planning and cooperation is looking for a developer to create a mobile app to accelerate the digitalization of services provided by the national water company (Togolaise des Eaux or TDE).
The move aligns with the digitization strategy of the water utility. The latter recently adopted mobile money to ease the payment of bills by customers. The platform in question...
More than half of the Togolese population (51%) said they are willing to take the Covid-19 vaccine. This was revealed in the results of a survey conducted by Afrobarometer and published on March 3, 2021.
Led by the Center For Research & Opinion Polls (CROP), the study covered a sample population of 1,200 Togolese citizens. It was carried out between December 2020 and January 2021. In...
A year into the pandemic’s emergence in Togo, a majority of the Togolese population (72%) say they are satisfied with the way the government handled the crisis. This is the conclusion of a recent survey carried out by Afrobarometer.
According to the study, 3 out of 10 of those surveyed (29%) said the government helped them cope amid the pandemic. However, among those, a majority (58%) claimed...
Togo will benefit from Morocco’s expertise to launch its Social and Economic Council (CES). Last Monday, a work session between a delegation of the CES and the Moroccan Social, Economic, and Environmental Council (CESE) took place in the framework.
The Moroccan delegation was led by Younes Benakki, secretary-general of the CESE and secretary of the African Union of Economic and Social...
The Togolese Ministry of Primary, Secondary, Technical, and Handicraft Education will provide the Kara Science High School with a multimedia and housing center. The project has been entrusted to NAD BTP, a Togolese construction company.
NAD BTP is the provisional winner of this contract which aligns with the digital transition initiated by the State in the education system, as well as its...
The State disbursed around CFA830 million for the people of Cinkassé, Kpendjal, West Kpendal, Oti, South Oti, Tandjouaré and Tône (Savannah region), under the Novissi cash transfer scheme. The latter was resumed about 10 days ago.
The money was distributed to 1140,000 people - 84,346 women and 59,675 men. Each woman received CFA6,125 while each man CFA5,250 - thus making over 516...