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A total of 391 applications were submitted in response to the call for projects relative to the coming EU-Togo economic forum. Out of these, 100 will be selected by the event’s organization committee.
Projects submitted are in the following sectors: agro-food, agriculture, banking and insurance, construction and related materials, trade, services, transport and logistics.
Selected applicants...
To tackle global warming effects, the PNUD will inject $500,000 in a project that will help Togo implement its intended nationally determined contribution (INDC) in line with the Paris Agreement. The objective here is to turn the INDC into an investment plan pegged to the country’s national development plan.
This was disclosed by the PNUD’s communication cell, after a meeting May 20...
Yesterday, the West African division of International Francophonie Organization (BRAO-OIF) started in Togo a workshop on emerging technologies. The four-day event is held at Woelab Prime, a tech center founded by Togolese architect Sénamé Agbodjinou.
Participants will learn about technology trends currently shaping the digital world, startups’ model in relation to innovation and...
Last Friday, a workshop on Leadership, Citizenship, and opportunities related to the 2018-2022 national development plan (2018-2022 PND) was held. This was in the Amou prefecture (168 km north of Lomé)
The meeting’s theme was “challenges related to the PND and opportunities for youth.” It is part of a battery of workshops organized by the ministry of youth aiming to inform Togo’s youth...
Togo’s minister of posts, digital economy and technological innovations received last Saturday, the Alumni Public Service Award from Harvard Kennedy School (HKS). She thus becomes the first female African political figure to win this award.
“What great honor to receive today the Harvard Kennedy School Alumni Public Service Award,” the Togolese official declared. “I hope this prize will...
Some European firms regrouped at the end of last week in Lomé, to discuss the creation of a Togo-EU chamber of commerce.
This chamber should help boost trade between the two entities, making their relationship more sustainable as well.
Actually, a memorandum of understanding to this end is expected to be signed by the Togolese chamber of commerce and industry (CCIT) and its European...
On May 17, 2019, Togo successfully closed its eighth issuance on the regional financial market.
A total of XOF22 billion was raised by issuing fungible treasury bonds which have a maturity period of five years and an interest rate of 6.5%. The country, it should be noted, expected to retain XOF20 billion, however, overall subscriptions for the operation exceeded XOF60 billion.
Just like the two...
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has invested so far XOF199.780 billion in Togo, according to data updated this month. This was revealed May 16 by Togo’s finance minister, Sani Yaya during a session to review the institution’s portfolio in Togo.
In effect, the funds were spent on 12 projects revolving around economic reforms, agro-food processing (agropoles), road rehabilitation and coast...
South African Diges Group, which designs, makes and manages hydraulic infrastructures will help Togo with its clean water project.
Recently the firm inked with the country’s minister of water, Antoine Lekpa Gbegbeni, a memorandum of understanding in this regard.
Let’s note that under the third axis of Togo’s 2018-2022 national development plan, authorities want to provide access to...
Lomé-based airlines Asky has launched its mobile app which is available on Android and iOS.
In a recent statement, the carrier said the app can be downloaded on its website or directly on the iOS AppStore and Google Play Store. On the mobile platform, Asky’s customers can purchase flight tickets, make reservations, check tariffs and services, join the company’s “ASKY Club” fidelity...
The Lomé municipality just received €14 million, a grant from the French Development Agency (AFD), to improve its waste management. The financing is part of the third stage of the Lomé Urban Environment Project (PEUL III).
Related agreement was inked May 16 by Sani Yaya, Togo’s minister of economy and finance, Marc Vizy, France’s ambassador to Togo, and François...
In order to ensure ships’ safety, by preventing overloading, Togo has decided to ratify the protocol of 1988 relating to the international convention on load lines, 1966.
Ratifying the 1988 protocol will in effect introduce a new harmonized visit and certification system, hence raising the reputation of Togo, in regards to international maritime institutions. Doing so will make the country...
The second edition of the telecommunications forum opened May 17, 2019 in Lomé. The event is organized by Afrique IT and CENTECH and its theme this year is: Reducing the standardization gap.
This theme is directly tied to the recent creation of the international telecommunications union (ITU).
Two panels will take place at the event. The first theme is: “Reducing the standardization gap,...
During the ministers’ council last May 15, the government of Togo approved the country’s adhesion to the London convention signed April 9, 1965 aimed at easing international maritime traffic.
In effect, the convention’s goal is to make maritime transport more accessible by simplifying related formalities for international travels.
Thus, Togo adhering to the convention should simplify...
Lomé has put in place an inter-ministerial team to fight terrorism. This is as the terrorist threat rises and after France marked ‘red’ part of north of Togo and Benin, which shares a border with Burkina Faso where about ten jihadi groups operate.
“The inter-ministerial committee for prevention and fight against violent extremism (CIPLEV) mainly aims at eliminating or considerably...
Young entrepreneurs and women secured 10% of all public procurements in 2018, the year in which the government decided to set aside for them 20% of these contracts.
In effect, at December 31, 2018, XOF12.638 billion worth of public contracts were attributed to this group of entrepreneurs. The figure was disclosed during the ministers’ council held May 15. According to the council, “it...