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Twenty entrepreneurs in northern Togo will each receive between 50,000 and CFA1 million ($80–$1,600) in funding.
The initiative is part of the third edition of the “Carrefour Jeunes” regional forum organized by the Council of Young Entrepreneurs of Togo (CJET).
Ten top performers will join an immersion trip to Lomé to meet partners and expand business opportunities.
Twenty young...
Togolese entrepreneur Kplolali Ahama, founder of Aquaponie du Togo, was among the winners at the third BlueInvest Africa Forum, held in Lomé in 2025. She was honored for an innovative sustainable farming project that combines fish farming with vegetable cultivation.
Co-founded with Kokoevi Agbevenou, Aquaponie du Togo uses an aquaponics system that recycles waste from tilapia and catfish to...
EU, Mozambique sign Digital Partnership under Global Gateway program
Deal supports connectivity, cybersecurity, and green digital economy
Aims to boost broadband, digital skills, and service interoperability
The European Union announced on Tuesday, October 14, that it has signed a Digital Partnership with Mozambique to strengthen bilateral cooperation around technology and sustainable...
Togo’s regional councils will soon receive a national guide to help prepare their Regional Development Plans (PDRs). The document, finalized following a workshop held earlier this week in Kpalimé, will serve as the official framework guiding local authorities in designing their development strategies.
The guide provides each region with a planning tool tailored to its specific needs while...
Togo's Minister of Finance and Budget, Georges Barcola, held a series of meetings with officials from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank during their Annual Meetings in Washington. Discussions focused primarily on Togo's ongoing economic reforms and the financial support needed for their implementation.
Since March 2024, Togo has been backed by a 42-month program approved...
Togo reappointed Mazamesso Assih in October 2025 as Minister of Local Development, now expanded to include the social and solidarity economy. She has served in government since August 2024, applying her expertise in economic inclusion to national policy.
Assih earned an MBA in Audit and Risk Management in Insurance from the École Supérieure des Assurances de Paris. She began her career at...
Togo is renewing its municipal leadership following local elections held earlier this year. This marks the start of a second term for local officials, six years after the first municipal vote in 2019.
Earlier this week, several of the 117 communes across the country, elected new mayors, including key posts in the capital, Greater Lomé. In Atakpamé, in the Plateau Region, Dr. Komlan...
Less than a week after his appointment, Togo’s new environment minister, Komla Dodzi Kokoroko, has moved to update the country’s national forestry database.
In a statement on Oct. 16, the minister instructed all holders of logging permits, import authorizations, and transport licenses for forest products to submit copies of their documents to regional and prefectural environment offices...
Founder and CEO of KYA Energy Group, Ketowoglo Yao Azoumah shares his journey from academic researcher to solar entrepreneur. In this interview with Togo First, he reflects on the challenges of energy entrepreneurship in Togo as his company marks its 10th anniversary, the locally developed innovations driving its growth, and his vision for Africa’s energy independence.
Togo First: Could you...
The Togolese government has appointed civil engineer and businessman Mama Omorou as Minister of National Education, marking the entry of a seasoned entrepreneur into the country’s education leadership.
Born in Korbongou, in the Tône prefecture, Omorou has built a 25-year career in the construction and infrastructure industry. He leads Groupe ILO, a diversified company active in civil...
Togo and World Bank officials met on the sidelines of the annual International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Group meetings in Washington to review their cooperation.
The Togolese delegation, led by Sandra Johnson, Secretary-General of the Presidency and World Bank Governor for Togo, discussed the progress of the current project portfolio and new initiatives in preparation or finalization...
Togo’s École Nationale d’Administration (ENA), the National School of Administration, is overhauling its curriculum to better support the country's decentralization process and meet the operational needs of its communes and regions.
New pedagogical guidelines for the second and third cycles of local authority management training were presented and validated during a workshop in Lomé this...
Togo is experiencing a gradual demographic transition alongside its economic transformation, with the fertility rate dropping from 6.4 to 4.3 children per woman over the past three decades. The trend was a key focus of World Population Day, observed on Tuesday, October 14, 2025.
Held under the theme “Empowering Youth to Build the Families They Desire in a Just and Hopeful World,” the event...
Togo’s Council President, Faure Gnassingbé, called for a unified, well-funded global strategy to tackle the expanding security crises in West Africa, arguing that security must be treated as a global public good. Gnassingbé presented his proposals at the Aqaba Process Summit in Rome on Wednesday, October 15.
He warned that the spread of terrorism from Sahelian strongholds into coastal...
Togo's financial ecosystem expanded on October 7 with the official launch of "Gozem Money," a new mobile money solution. Developed by the Lomé-based startup Gozem in partnership with NSIA Banque, the service was announced a year ago and aims to facilitate financial access for Togolese citizens while actively boosting national financial inclusion.
Gozem Money functions as a full-service...
Veteran Togolese minister Gilbert Bawara has been appointed Minister of Relations with Parliament and Institutions in the first government of the Fifth Republic.
Born on March 13, 1968, in Siou (Doufelgou Prefecture), Bawara holds a degree in public law from the University of Geneva. He began his professional career in 1994 within the United Nations system, where he worked for a decade in...