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From June 5 to 7, 2018, the Office for the Development and Exploitation of Forests (ODEF) held open days to inform the public about its activities over the past 40 years.
During the event, exchange sessions and furniture exhibitions took place. ODEF revealed that so far it has reforested, enriched or developed about 12,000 hectares of State lands.
Between 2013 and 2016, the office indeed...
West Africa’s leading incubator, CTIC-Dakar, which has been appointed by the Togolese ministry of posts and digital economy to conduct feasibility study for a Tech Hub project in Lomé released yesterday the results of this study.
The results’ presentation took place in the capital in the presence of the minister of digital economy, public and private actors, Tech communities, various...
According to data from the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), volumes of oil and food products as well as building materials and other goods passing by the port of Lomé to reach Nigerian ports have increased by 181% in 2017.
This is mainly due to the fact that the Togolese port is the only deep-water port of the region and the only one along the West African coast through which goods can be sent...
World Bank’s private sector arm, the International Finance Corporation, promised last Monday a $60 million financing to the Bank of Africa group (BOA).
This facility will be used to cover half of risks on a $120 million loan portfolio targeting SMEs across eight African nations, including Togo.
Half of the funds will be allocated to women-led businesses, and projects fighting global...
Yesterday, June 6, a delegation of the High Authority for Broadcasting and Communication (HAAC) visited headquarters of public media. These are the Togolese Television, Radio Lomé, Togo’s Press Agency (ATOP) and Editogo.
The purpose of this visit was to urge top executives of the media towards more professionalism. HAAC’s president, Willibronde Pitalounani Télou, particularly reminded them...
In line with its mission to support youth active in the ICT sector in Togo, the ministry of posts and digital economy is working to put in place a Tech Hub in Lomé. In this framework, the ministry partnered with CTIC-Dakar to leverage its expertise in the domain.
CTIC-Dakar is a Dakar-based incubator and its management is currently in Lomé to demonstrate that the Tech Hub project is...
Beside the reduction of the cost of construction permit, automation of issuance processes of this permit are the main reforms initiated by Togolese government to improve its business environment and attract investors.
In regards to the permit’s cost, national construction and public works laboratory reduced fee needed for soil survey, for a one/two level warehouse, from Cfa900,000 to...
South Korea will support Togo’s agropole project with its Saemaul Undong initiative which recorded a true success in the 70s.
The news was revealed during a workshop held Tuesday, between Togo’s Prime minister, Komi Selom Klassou, and a Korean delegation led by Lee Seung-tark. “We have discussed with the Prime Minister about Korea’s contribution to the project and we committed to help...
On June 5, 2018, World Environment Day, Ecobank’s executives were at the landfill site of Akepe (near Lomé) to plant trees, in line with their mission to fight desertification caused by poor management of forest resources. Present with the Pan-African bank’s members was André Johnson, Togo’s minister of environment and forest resources.
In detail, two hectares were reforested that day....
All deputies adopted on June 5, 2018, the new land code, thus replacing the former which was passed 40 years ago. This will help resolve the many related conflicts currently pending in court – more than 70% of all pending conflicts to be exact.
The new bill breaks down into 736 articles which set the foundations for a more modern institutional land management framework. With it, it will be...
Works to assess how well Togo is prepared for e-commerce started June 5, in Lomé.
The move aims to promote e-commerce and make it a key to development. It was initiated by the ministry of trade and private sector. The session was led by the United Nations Conference for Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and German cooperation GIZ.
In effect, the session will look at Togo’s readiness to...
In Togo, the ministry of posts and digital economy just released results of the test to recruit qualified young individuals to receive special anti-cybercrime training. This falls in the framework of Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) project.
Those who passed the test are : Kpegouni Abasse, Koulou-Kouloubia Latifou, Oniadon Sourou, Badagnassou Sidakou, Yawo Nyonato, Elom Marc Arnold...
Togo’s forest development and exploitation office (ODEF) opens today for a 3-day public event.
Organized in partnership with Ecobank, the event’s theme is “ODEF working for sustainable management of forests in Togo, with local communities”.
This will allow people to know more about actions taken by the department which is part of the ministry of environment and forest resources, to...
Islamic Development Bank finances phase II of the Lomé-Cotonou road rehabilitation project.
In the project’s framework, Togo’s government seeks a consultant to monitor and supervise works for the two-by-two section of the 10km-long Avépozo-Togokomé road.
Consulting firm hired will also be in charge of protecting the coast from erosion by building 28 groynes, re-filling their fields, as...
Togo’s national food security agency (ANSAT) has released a new product: organic maize flour with no iron debris.
The product comes in bags of 1 kg and 5kg. These cost respectively 260 and 1300 francs. It can be preserved a whole year with no issue.
With the new product, ANSAT wishes to boost consumption of local products, such as maize which is the most used cereal in Togo.
In comparison to...
For the 2018-2019 agricultural season, the State granted farmers fertilizer subsidies, cutting cost of three bags to CFA27000, from CFA39000 during the past season. The subsidy is to benefit only the most vulnerable farmers.
At the end of the past week, the Agricultural Input Supply and Management Centre (CAGIA) informed farmers in the Plateaux region about the process that they need to go...