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Togo’s government, with authorities of the Autonomous Port of Lomé (PAL), wants to put in place a more efficient coordination framework in the event of accident involving flammable products used at the port. This was reported by Republic of Togo citing conclusions from a reunion of the national institute in charge of sea-related actions (ONAEM).
According to the online media, significant...
Togo and some other West African nations with access to the sea, thus Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Sao Tomé and Principles, and Senegal, will get $210 million from World Bank to finance a regional project which aims to make populations more resilient to coastal erosion.
The project, steered by benefiting States, falls under the West Africa Coast Management Program (WACA), World Bank...
Togo wishes to set a High Authority for Quality and Environment, said Yaovi Attigbé Ihou, minister of Industry and Tourism. This was on the sidelines of the launch, April 11, 2018, of regional workshop on United Nations guide on guidelines for consumer protection.
The new institution will focus on making marketable products of quality but also look into environmental concerns.
According to the...
As reforms to improve Togo’s business climate are still being implemented, “one of the medium-term objectives of the government” is to establish commercial courts. This is revealed in a document from the Business Climate Cell.
According to this source, in the long run, the project should lead to the specialization of civil and commercial jurisdictions, at the institutional level, into...
Togo raised about CFA2.9 billion to subsidize fertilizer purchase in the 2018-2019 agricultural campaign, says Ouro-Koura Agadazi, minister of agriculture, husbandry and fishery.
The subsidy will profit only “vulnerable” farmers selected all over the nation, “based on certain criteria”. According to sources, these are farmers owning between 0.25 and 1 hectare of arable lands. This would...
In Q1 2018, the number of firms launched soared by 13.6% year-to-year, according to statistics from the Centre for Business Formalities (CFE).
This increase results from reforms implemented by the government to improve business climate. Overall, 2,935 enterprises were created in the first three months of the year, against 2,583 a year earlier.
In detail, 2120 of those firms were Togolese,...
The 1-km Tingbane-OTR road located in Dapaong, capital of the Savanna region, should be coated as part of the urban development and infrastructure project (PIDU).
The project was renegotiated by the Togolese government with World Bank’s support.
An environmental impact study was conducted in this framework. According to those in charge of this study, its report will be part of elements...
Minister of Finance, Sani Yaya, held discussions with the press on April 10 to explain how the country’s public debt value based on standards of WAEMU and IMF. This was on the sidelines of a conference marking the end of a mission led by an IMF delegation in Lomé.
According to the Togolese official, ratio of public debt to nominal GDP was at 71.4% end of year December 2017 based on WAEMU’s...
Last Tuesday, the International Monetary Fund lauded reforms initiated by Togo’s government, saying it disburse in the coming months another tranche of its 3-year loan to the country. This tranche amounts to $241 million.
In Togo since last March 27, the IMF delegation led by Ivohasina Razafimahefa has deeply assessed reforms undertaken by the Togolese government in the framework of the...
Togo and Equatorial Guinea signed last week a memorandum of understanding (MoU) under which the second nation will supply the first liquefied natural gas (LNG).
The MoU was signed by Togo’s minister of energy, Marc Dèdèriwè Abli-Bidamon (photo), and Equatorial Guinea’s minister of oil and gas, Gabriel Mbaga Obiang Lima.
The agreement falls under the LNG2AFRICA initiative which aims to...
From 2012 to 2016, India was Togo’s leading export destination, outside WAEMU. According to the country’s 2017 commercial surveillance report which assesses trade flow between Togo and other countries, India “imports mainly phosphate from the West African nation”.
Over the four years reviewed, phosphate exports from Togo to the Asian giant soared from 2.9% to 13.6%. Yet, India has...
It is now possible, the business climate cell (CCA) revealed, for a litigant to track how his or her business case is handled at the Lomé Appeal Court.
To do so, the litigant can either seek the relevant information via SMS by texting his case’s roll number to 93 55 98 30, or he can do that online by going to www.chambrescommerciales.tg/documentations.
The new reform...
In the 2018-2022 national development plan, regional potentialities to valorize cultural and touristic heritage will be taken care of.
In the Plateaux-Est region, the ministry of planning targets radio Kamina’s site, heritage of German colonization and Nangbéto which hosts the eponymous hydropower dam. “These sites have to be valorized, at least to boost tourism. This can contribute...
To better connect populations and increase internet’s penetration rate, Togo’s government has opened up various public WiFi hotspots all over the nation.
The capital city, Lomé, is the first recipient of the project with public spaces, institutions and major monuments, according to OpenStreetMap mapping system which is available on the website of the digital technology’s...
German cooperation GIZ has launched in Lomé, Togo’s capital, ProEnergie, a rural electrification program that promotes renewables. Funding for the project comes from Germany’s ministry of economic cooperation and development, and German development bank (KfW).
The project will spur various efforts mustered by the government to boost power access in the country’s rural areas.
Besides...
Major works will be launched in Togblékopé, a populous township located 5km from Lomé. This was disclosed by minister Ninsao Gnofam.
In detail, these projects will be divided into two distinct categories, sanitization and socio-community projects.
The first aspect is due to the fact that this community is easily flooded. “The first rain puts everyone’s feet in water,” the minister...