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Togo.tg is the new open data website launched by the Togolese government.
The portal should enable free access to data related to public institutions, ministries, public services, etc.
Commenting on the launch, Cina Lawson, minister of posts and digital economy said: “Towards its modernization, Togo proceeded to the remodeling of its digital ecosystem and developed a single institutional...
Togo exported 15,000 metric tons (Mt) of cashew nuts during the 2018 agricultural campaign. This was disclosed by Robert Sedjro, head of cashew exporters. Compared to the previous season’s output (12,000 Mt), this year’s exports are up by about 3,000 Mt.
While the current output meets forecast announced by the N’kalo magazine, it should not hide the fact that “Togo is the least cashew...
Marc Ably-Bidamon, Togo’s minister of energy, is the new president of the ministers’ committee steering the West African Gas Pipeline Project. The official was appointed the position last week, on the sidelines of the 18th meeting of the committee, for a one-year mandate.
Over the period, Togo should, with its neighbors, launch initiatives to protect subsea gas pipelines and conclude...
For an African citizen, Togo is the third country which is easiest to visit in Africa. This information was disclosed by AfDB’s 2018 Africa Visa Openness Index.
Like in all ECOWAS countries, West African citizens can visit Togo without a visa. Besides these countries, Togo provides visa-on-arrival to non-ECOWAS African citizens. This includes about 40 nations.
Topping the AfDB’s index...
Yesterday, Nov 29, the minister of trade and private sector promotion, Bernadette Legzim-Balouki, inaugurated two new reservoirs of Société Togolaise d’Entreposage (Togo’s Storage Society).
The reservoirs (tank n°5 and tank n°1) which cost two billion CFA, and meet international safety and environmental standards, have a total capacity of 4,400 m3. “They will be used to store super...
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,...