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The University of Lomé was ranked 82nd best university in Africa, in the 2018 Top 200 African Universities of UniRank. This a is significant improvement compared to 2017’s edition where the university was 109th or even to 2015’s where it was not even on the index.
On this rankings which can be accessed at www.4icu.org/top-universities-africa, South African universities dominate the Top 10...
Soon, it will be possible to sign documents digitally at a notary’s office in Togo. This was revealed yesterday by the new president of the chamber of notaries of Togo, while he was assuming office.
The new measure is a significant milestone in dematerializing processes and it should save both notaries and their clients a lot of time with paperwork.
While it aims mainly to improve quality of...
On Feb. 21, 2018, German NGO, Transparency International released its yearly report on corruption in public sector for 2017.
According to this year’s edition which ranked 180 countries, up from 176 a year before, Togo is no more corrupted than last year, or the year before that. Indeed, since 2015, the country’s score has been stagnating at 32, against 29 in 2014 and 2013.
Togo loses a...
As announced earlier on, telecom operator Teolis SA will launch its activities on Feb. 22, 2018.
With the arrival of this new internet service provider, the third in Togo, populations’ access to broadband would very likely improve.
More so considering the upcoming operationalization of a fourth actor, Groupe Vivendi Africa (GVA). This would contribute to a significant decrease in...
The Informal sector represents 20-30% of Togo’s gross domestic product (GDP) according to a report released by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Compared to its neighbors, Benin, Ghana, Burkina Faso and most countries in the sub-Saharan African region, Togo is doing well. A feat which is to be attributed to the various efforts of the government to make private sector the economy’s...
David Koffi Tsolenyanu took office as the new head of the national chamber of notaries of Togo on Feb. 21, 2018, a statement sent to Togo First indicates.
Appointed last Feb. 16, during an elective general assembly, he will be replacing Daniel Ekoue Dosseh-Adjanon. He will lead the institution in a context where the government engaged many reforms which are yet to be respected by members of this...
The government of Togo should raise another CFA230 billion on the regional financial market of the WAEMU this year, according to the provisional annual plan for issue by tender of the union’s State members.
In detail, the State plans to raise CFA40 billion in March, another CFA40 billion during Q2, CFA90 billion in Q3 and CFA60 billion in the last quarter.
So far, the government...
Starting today, Togo’s business climate cell (CCA in French) is holding a three-day meeting with various media actors. The conference will take place at the Salle Entente of CASEF in Lomé and will be themed: “Business climate in Togo: concepts, reforms and perspectives”.
In effect, organizers will introduce media actors to the various concepts and methodologies to assess the various...
Togo’s anti-drug and money laundering central office (OCRTIDB) has recently, during its field operations, ceased an important volume of OMO detergents as well as fake IDs which it showed the media on Feb.20, 2018.
In detail, 11.062 tons of boxed detergents which were to be sold at Lomé’s main market were ceased. According to officials from OCRTDB, a seller based in Lomé is responsible for...
In its latest 2018 rankings on global economic freedom, Heritage Foundation ranked Togo at the 168th position worldwide and 41st in sub-Saharan Africa, with a score of 47.8/100.
While the country’s overall score slumps 5.4 points, due to issues related to fiscal health and judicial effectiveness, it recorded significant improvements in regards to investment freedom (65/100) and monetary...
Nathalie Kpanté, 30, entrepreneur and production head at Choco-Togo is one of many young Africans trying to change the face of the continent. After training shortly in Italy, the young woman ventured into chocolate production and is now with Choco-Togo, which has become a source of pride for Togo. She has become one of the major actors of local agribusiness. Given her status, we at Togo First...
In the northern suburb of Lomé, at Djablé to be precise, the construction of a new water tower is being finished. The project is part of the Water and Sanitization Programme for the rapid achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (PEA-OMD). The European Union backed the latter with a €20 million funding.
The programme aims at establishing a sustainable environment by boosting...
In Togo, the “Gbedegbevo” fair for the valorization of old patterns fabrics will open on March 10, in Lomé. According to Xinhua which disclosed the news, quoting an official source, this will be the event’s first edition.
The fair, organized by the aesthetics firm Nad Beauty, aims to “valorize and revisit the Gbedegbevo fabrics which means old patterns fabrics in Togo’s local...
Over the past decade, Togo has gone up nine ranks in the Global Energy Architecture Performance Index report released by the World Economic Forum (WEF) and Accenture Strategy.
In Africa, the West African nation comes after Morocco (+14), Namibia (+13) and South Africa. In West Africa, it recorded the best performance in regards to the ranking, followed by Ghana which moved six spots up. In the...
Christophe Streefkerk is the new Managing Director (interim) of Saham Insurance Togo. The newly appointed executive was up till now the head inspector of the Morocco-based group’s African subsidiaries.
He assumes the position following the dismissal of Magloire Dochamou, subsequent to an investigation within the Togolese branch of Saham. Details regarding the investigation were not...
Ghana’s President, Nana Akufo-Addo, has arrived in Lomé this Monday. There, he will act as facilitator in the framework of the inter-Togolese dialogue to end the political crisis currently recorded in Togo.
The dialogue will last ten days and political actors will try to reach a peaceful solution to this crisis, which began more than six months ago.
The meeting is the concretization of a...