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Yesterday, the European Union provided Togo XOF4.9 billion in support of its State budget.
The related ceremony took place between Bruno Hanses, chargé d’affaires of the EU delegation, and Demba Ayaovi Tignokpa, the minister of development planning and cooperation.
It should be noted that earlier in June, the first facility also aimed at supporting Togo’s state budget was injected by...
Togolese civil society organizations (OSC) will receive training to better monitor the government’s actions relative to the budget.
This program is led by the Projet d’Appui à la Gouvernance Economique (Economic Governance Support Project -PAGE). The latter has launched a tender that closes on August 4, 2020, to hire an international individual consultant who will enhance capacities...
During the first half of 2020, more than 63,000 L of smuggled fuel was seized by Togolese security forces. This was disclosed in a recent report released by the ministry of security and civil protection.
Over the same period, 3,630 kg of cannabis, 0.7 kg of cocaine, 1.32kg of Tramadol (which has psychotropic effects), nearly 80,000 kg of illegal drugs, more than 3,000 fake guns, and...
The Ecowas permanent representative in Togo, Dr. Garba Lampo, has reached the end of his five-year mandate. The Nigerien diplomat was received yesterday by the prime minister with whom he reviewed the country’s performances and key projects such as the national development plan or PND.
Regarding the plan, Lampo declared: “The institutional facility for macroeconomic development put in...
The University of Lomé (U.L) and the Public Markets Regulatory Authority (ARMP) will hold on December 8, 2020, a forum on “the fight against corruption, ethics, and deontology in public administrations.”
During the conference, participants will focus on assessing mechanisms put in place to boost ethics and tackle corruption in WAEMU states, as well as how efficient they are. In this...
Togo seeks a consulting firm that will carry out a study assessing the living conditions of people located in the country’s mining areas. This falls under its Projet de Développement et de Gouvernance Minière - PDGM (Project for Development and Mining Governance).
In depth, Lomé’s goal is to know more about the positive and negative impacts of the mining sector on women and other...
After Lomé, where it started operations in 2018, Gozem is expanding to Kara, northern Togo.
Initially, only the firm’s zemidjan (moto-taxi) service will be available in the city. Other offers such as taxis, tricycles (for people and goods) should follow later.
Gozem is an uber-like startup founded by Nigerian Emeka Ajene. It operates through an app available on the Google Play...
Turkey’s minister of foreign affairs, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, is currently in Lomé.
The official’s visit aligns with the Asian nation’s will to boost its bilateral -diplomatic and economic- relations with Togo. In this framework, Ankara announced it would increase its investments in Togo in response to Lomé’s desire to build new partnerships with Turkish private businesses, in line...
The West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use (WASCAL) plans to set up at the University of Lomé a state-of-the-art biogas production unit.
A virtual workshop was held last week at the WASCAL’s headquarters, which is located at the university. The meeting focused on laying foundations for the project, which falls under the Programme de développement des...
Togo could lose as much as XOF200 billion of tax revenues by the end of 2020. The information was relayed by the country’s minister of finance, Sani Yaya, who indicated on the same occasion that Togo was already recording a deficit of XOF35 billion in its tax income.
The official attributes the negative forecast to the cancellation of many taxes and customs duties in support of...
Togo’s minister of trade has recently ordered audits to “uncover the truth” about the alleged financial scandal involving the committee in charge of monitoring fluctuations in prices of petroleum products - the CSFPP.
The news, reported by Komlan Kondo who is the new coordinator of the CSFPP, comes after the dismissal of his predecessor, Francis Sossa Adjakly.
The Petrolegate...
For the years 2020, 2021, and 2022, the ministry of economy and finance is hiring firms to audit the accounts of businesses, public companies, funds, or independent institutions that benefit from state subsidies. The related tender will close on August 14, 2020.
The audit is to check if the funds provided by the States to the aforementioned parties were used as intended.
Firms...
Works to asphalt the 30km-long national road N°17 from Katchamba (in the Kara region) to Sadori (in the Savanes region) are scheduled to commence this semester. The news was disclosed by the minister of infrastructure and transport, Zouréhatou Kassa-Traoré.
Financed by the Banque Ouest Africaine de Développement (BOAD), with XOF20 billion, the project will ease traffic along the...
Togo just received €10 million (XOF6.5 billion) to build and rehabilitate infrastructures that supply drinking water, in line with its PASCOO project. The latter aims at improving sanitary conditions in rural areas and schools across the country.
The donation made by the French Development Agency (AFD) will be dedicated to the Savanes and Kara regions. The related agreement was...
The latest updates on the Covid-19 in Togo reflect relative stability in the contagion rate and improvements regarding recoveries. The figures were disclosed on July 15 during the weekly press conference of the national team that coordinates the response to the pandemic (CNGR).
“Last week, from July 1 to 7, we confirmed 39 new cases and 65 recoveries. This week, from July to 14, we...
On July 15, 2020, the Togolese Chamber of Trade and Industry (CCIT) launched a project to open an incubator of industrial businesses.
The project carried out in partnership with the International Federation of Consular Chambers for Africa (FICA) aims to support Togolese SMEs and SMIs and foster local processing and products. The incubator will be situated in the Agbelouve...