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Jun Hao Mining, a mining firm holding a gold exploitation license in the Bouzalo-Alombé area, in the Tchaoudjo prefecture, in Togo’s Central region, was asked to stop all activities at the site until further notice.
Back in January 2018, the firm was allowed by decree to exploit the mine but “unfortunately, exploration works at the site sparked conflicts between your company and the people...
To date, AgriPME, the e-wallet for farmers, has 272,418 users. Considering that the platform was launched only two years ago, this is quite an impressive number. A feat that is the fruit of efficient sensitization campaigns carried out by firms all over the country.
Besides the campaigns, the government’s incentive mechanism for agricultural financing (MIFA), launched less than a year ago,...
Soon, more than 300 localities in Togo will have access to electricity in the framework of the rural electrification project financed by India and the Islamic Development Bank.
On November 29, 2018, authorities assisted in the project’s launch in two villages situated in the Vo prefecture (about 80km north of Lomé).
According to the ministry of energy, the goal of this “huge and ambitious...
Togo was ranked 33rd on the 2018 Climatescope released by Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF). This is the first time the West African nation is featured in the global clean energy promotion rankings.
In Africa, Togo closes the Top 10. In the WAEMU, only Senegal, 13th worldwide and second in Africa, is better ranked. In ECOWAS, Senegal and Nigeria (14th worldwide and 3rd in...
Togo’s minister of digital economy and posts, Cina Lawson, announced this Wednesday that the first stone of the Carrier Hotel in Lomé will be laid on December 3, 2018.
The building aims to support the country’s ambitions regarding digital economy. It results from a public-partnership agreement (PPA) and will, according to the minister, be “a housing and co-rental space, neutral and open,...
On Wednesday, Gblainvié, a community situated in the Zio prefecture, about 40 km from Lomé, was connected to the country’s power grid. This was done in the presence of the minister of energy.
Works to connect the locality cost the government nearly CFA48 million.
In detail, the project involved expanding the medium tension network by 2.1 km and the low tension network by 1.7 km. In...
Just like many other West African nations, Togo deals with a mismatch between job opportunities and education provided to youth.
On the sidelines of a seminar started last Wednesday, Cina Lawson, minister of posts and digital economy declared: “There are great job opportunities in sectors such as cybersecurity, data center management or more related to multimedia for which companies...
Starting January 1, 2019, Benin and Togo will separately import electricity to meet their needs. This was decided during the inter-governmental summit held in Lomé, November 27, 2018, in the presence of the two countries’ respective leaders, Faure Gnassingbé and Patrice Talon.
Up till now, the Communauté Electrique du Bénin (CEB), develops electricity infrastructure in both Benin and Togo,...
On November 26-27, 2018, Togo’s national social security fund (CNSS) organized a workshop related to the elaboration of a national strategy to regularize the informal sector, by providing social security to all.
Participants, in addition to working on the elaboration of this strategy, also developed an action plan in its regard, according to Togolese Press Agency (ATOP).
During the meeting,...
On December 6, 2018, internet players will meet at the University of Lomé where will be held a forum on internet governance.
Including government representatives, the regulator, major societies, free speech defenders and civil society players, the dialogue platform will focus on current and upcoming challenges related to internet governance.
To be more precise, the event’s organizers plan to...
Sandra Johnson, Head of Togo’s Business Climate Cell and Advisor to the President, is currently in Côte d’Ivoire where she is attending the ninth Ease of Doing Business Initiative (EDBI) annual conference.
This conference focuses on the sharing of experiences and best practices to improve business environment, in the framework of the Doing Business. Initiated by the World Bank’s group,...
Togo’s national social security fund (CNSS) released a statement announcing a new project it is launching. Baptized Vendredi de la sécu, this is a quarterly rendez-vous to train officials, executives of firms and partnering institutions, to boost their capacities, especially in regards to laws, their rights and duties in relation to the CNSS.
The first session is to be held November 30, 2018,...
China Tiesiju Civil Engineering group Co. (CTE), Ltd, which specializes in infrastructures, confirmed that it will build in Togo a motorway and an agricultural industrial park.
“We want to invest in infrastructures and have discussed with the president of the national assembly about the construction of a highway and an industrial park,” said Wang Chuan Lin, head of a Chinese delegation,...
Banque centrale populaire (BCP), owner of Banque Atlantique, launched last Friday a Fintech Challenge, a contest for startups in Africa and elsewhere.
The related tender will close on December 23, 2018 and is accessible through the following website: www.bcpfintech.com. “Startups selected following the tender will have the opportunity to win a contract with BCP”, Banque Atlantique...
In Togo, Maroc Telecom has announced it started paying data licenses it obtained last June via its subsidiary, Atlantique Télécom (Moov).
According to the firm’s financial report for 2018’s first three quarters, the Moroccan group has, in Q3 2018, disbursed “256 million dirhams (about CFA15.6 billion) as partial payment for 2G/3G/4G license in Togo (obtained in June 2018 at a cost...
Edoh Kossi Amenounve, actual managing director of the Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilières (BRVM) was just appointed vice president of the African Securities Exchanges Association (ASEA).
This occurred on the sidelines of ASEA’s 22nd general assembly and annual conference which started on November 25 and will end tomorrow. It is being held in Nigeria.
The Togolese was elected...