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Agricultural Sector Support Programme (PASA) has helped boost cash crop yields in Togo. From 2014 to 2017, the scheme enabled the development of more than 45,000 ha of coffee and cocoa plantations. This was disclosed by a high official of the sector, during the setting up of an anti-fire committee in Wawa prefecture.
Another element that helped increase area dedicated to cocoa and coffee farming...
Canal + Togo has increased its social capital, we learned from a credible source. The capital will increase from CFA10 million to 14.3 million, through the issuance of 430 new shares valued at CFA10000 each.
Through this move, Canal +, parent company of Canal + Togo, wishes to grow its presence in Togo.
Prior to this decision, various appointments were made within the Togolese unit’s...
A group of young students launched the Eurêka Awards which, according to a source close to the group, aim to stimulate innovation and taste for entrepreneurship among Togolese youth.
Eurêka Awards will reward projects that provide answers to issues identified in Africa, and Togo especially. These projects have to deal with socioeconomic challenges faced in the ICT, agriculture and finance...
After a first edition that met their expectations, Togo and Senegal are preparing for another edition of the Senegal-Togo Economic and Trade Days.
Themed “Economic development through South-South trade”, the event will host B2B meetings, conferences, exhibitions, sales, etc.
During the first edition, it was revealed that trade between the two West African nations is still very weak. Indeed,...
Since 2012, Germany has granted Togo CFA126.7 billion, non-reimbursable. This was reported by local media Togo Presse May 3, 2018, following a meeting between Togolese and German officials in Lomé, on April 25-26.
During the meeting, participants were to assess cooperation and development programmes between both countries. The monies mentioned above was to improve education, youth...
On May 3, EU’s ambassador to Togo, Cristina Martins Barrera, submitted the litigant’s rights and obligations guide to the Supreme Judicial Council. This was ahead of the start of campaign to raise awareness about the document.
On this occasion, the EU representative put an emphasis on the correlation between a reliable justice system and investments, saying: “A country with a reliable...
Besides festivities regarding the 58th independence anniversary of Togo, the ambassador of the United States of America in Togo, David Roy Gilmour didn't get out of his habits. The diplomat addressed the Togolese diaspora last August 27th in a particular context. In a video of about 9 minutes, the representative of Trump’s administration sifted hot topics of Togo's political and socioeconomic...
As Bolloré drama goes on, Togo, which is said to be one of the countries where the French mogul was fraudulently awarded a port concession, says it is ready to cooperate with the French justice to see the case properly solved.
Indeed, Togo’s minister of public affairs, Gilbert Bawara, on local radio declared May 3: “If in the event of the case, we are asked to provide information, we will...
In 2017, activity at Lomé’s port was on the rise, driven by transit and transbording which doubled in size. Another reason for the increase are reforms implemented to simplify procedures for port operators.
Last year, more than 1375 ships arrived at the port, thus corresponding to nearly 20 million tons of goods processes. This is 38.14% more than in 2016. At the beginning of 2018 also, the...
Launched last April 25 with the support of Nigeria and AfDB, the pilot phase of Togo Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (TIRSAL) will begin soon, impacting maize and rice sectors first.
The fund will help boost these cereals’ outputs. This is good news considering that Togo recorded last season a rice deficit of 70,000 tons which should be recorded during the actual...
Togo’s chamber of commerce and industry (CCIT) urged those exporting chemical products to the European Union from the country to respect European laws regulating the activity.
Deadline to register their products is May 31, 2018. The products are used in industrial processes, according to the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals scheme. In addition to these,...
Diplomats from Morocco and Togo no more need visas to visit each other’s countries. This was decided by an agreement signed on Wednesday by the two nations’ respective ministers of foreign affairs, Robert Dussey and Nasser Bourita.
This was done in Marrakech on the sidelines of the 5th Euro-Africa conference of migration and development.
Togo, let’s recall, recently signed with...
Announced a few weeks ago during a ministers’ council, the project for biometric identification of Togolese citizens is now operational.
A credible source indicated that “Togo’s presidency has enough funds under the State budget to finance e-ID Togo project to carry out biometric identification of the population. It plans to use part of these funds to pay equipment required for the...
In line with the Presidential measure to provide youth and women entrepreneurs 20% of public procurements, EPAM which is the public autonomous institution for procurements operation launched a restricted call to tender targeting the population concerned by the measure, for some works.
To be exact, 15 young people including women, will be selected. The call to tender however states that “firms...
Togo is part of world’s 30 countries where immigrants are most well received. This was revealed by a recent study conducted by U.S. firm Gallup. This company is well known for its many surveys and studies, including the recent Findex with World Bank.
Ranked 27th on Gallup’s index where are listed many African nations, Togo ranked with a score of 6.96 points.
In Africa, the top most...
World Bank claims Togo and other West African nations fail to draw significant funding in their power projects because these are small scale projects yet very expensive.
This is mainly due to the fact that local demand of these countries is low and lacks planning, among others. This indeed led authorities to resort to emergency rental plants.
Meanwhile, West Africa’s electrification rate...