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Several African leaders, including Togo’s Faure Gnassingbé, President of the Council, attend the ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 9) starting Wednesday, August 20, in Yokohama, Japan. The Japanese government organizes the event in partnership with the United Nations, UNDP, the World Bank, and the African Union. It brings together heads of state, political...
Togo’s Savanes Region Approves CFA840 Million Budget for 2025
The Savanes Regional Council in northern Togo adopted a budget of CFA840 million for the rest of 2025. The council approved the measure on Saturday, 16 August, during its third ordinary session held in Dapaong.
The council allocated the funds to several key sectors. In education, ten secondary schools will each receive new...
• Zener International Holding (ZIH) secured CFA13.5 billion with Ecobank’s support to expand in Guinea-Bissau.• The funding will finance the takeover of Petrogal Guinea-Bissau assets, including petrol stations, fuel depots, and aviation storage.• BOAD and other regional institutions joined the deal, reflecting a wider trend of African players replacing international majors.
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• Organizers expect nearly 2,000 young people in Lomé for the second edition of the Youth Delivery Lab (YDL).• Debates will focus on agro-industry, sports industry, peace, and social cohesion.• Regional editions in Kara and Atakpamé already laid the groundwork in 2024.
The Youth Delivery Lab (YDL) will return to Lomé this year after a successful first edition in 2023. Organizers expect...
On August 16, the Togolese government launched the 2025 edition of the “Active Holidays in Companies” project in Lomé and several regional towns. The Ministry of Public Service Reform, Labour and Social Dialogue spearheads the initiative, with support from the National Employment Agency (ANPE) and the private sector.
The project gives Togolese students their first professional experience...
The Kara Regional Council in Togo approved a priority action plan estimated at CFA1.9 billion on August 16, 2025, during its third ordinary session in Kara.
Council members outlined nine key projects targeting local development in three areas: environment, education, and water and sanitation. The plan budgets CFA797 million for 2025 and 1.116 billion for 2026.
The State will finance the...
Alain Nkontchou's Bosquet Investments acquired 21.22% of Ecobank for $100 million from Nedbank.
Ecobank raised $250 million in July via Tier 1 convertible bonds to boost its capital and support African expansion.
Nedbank sells Ecobank shares to refocus on Southern and East Africa, while Ecobank sells its Mozambican subsidiary to FDH Bank.
Ecobank Transnational...
The Terreau Fertile Association will offer free medical care to about 1,000 people in Togo. The initiative targets patients with various diseases, mainly eye and dental problems. Terreau Fertile launched its 5th "Solidarité Fertile" campaign on Wednesday, 13 August 2025, in Lomé.
The association will deliver these free services to vulnerable groups across five regions: Tandjouaré (Savanes),...
The African Consumer Organisation (OAC) started a new survey in Togo to measure users’ satisfaction with financial services. The survey aims to assess how people perceive the welcome and service quality provided by banks and microfinance institutions.
The launch ceremony took place on August 12. This survey forms part of a pan-African project called the "Survey on the level of consumer...
Togo will receive €22.5 million (about CFA14.7 billion) from Luxembourg, supported by the European Union, to strengthen its environmental policies. The new funding supports the ongoing fight against climate change and the protection of biodiversity through the Support Programme for the Fight against Climate Change and the Protection of Biodiversity, known as PALCC+.
Minister of the...
Niger is expanding its Salkadamna coal project to include Togo, after securing partnerships with Burkina Faso and Mali. On August 13, 2025, Niger’s Energy Minister Amadou Haoua presented the project to Togo’s authorities, including President of the Council Faure Gnassingbé in Lomé.
Haoua said the goal is to make Salkadamna a strategic pillar for energy sovereignty across West Africa. “We...
Togo ranks as Africa’s second-leading exporter of organic products to the European Union, trailing only Egypt, according to 2020 European Commission data. The country aims to keep this momentum going by urging stakeholders—especially those working with soya, pineapple, and other key crops—to enhance their practices and meet the new certification standards set by the EU and the US Department...
With the new school year only weeks away, the Togolese government reports a reassuring outlook for school supplies. On August 12, Minister for Trade Rose Kayi Mivédor met with importers and confirmed that stocks of notebooks, geometry sets, pens, and other materials fully meet national demand.
Gagnon Kofi Diva, one of the importers attending the meeting, highlighted that prices remain stable...
After nearly two months away from the West African Monetary Union (WAMU) public securities market, Togo returned at the start of August to mobilize public savings. The country completed its first financial operation of the second half of 2025 by raising CFA33 billion through a Treasury Bills (BAT) auction, which closed Monday, August 11.
The UMOA-Titres Agency reported that the auction attracted...
After completing the first phase covering Golfe Prefecture and Greater Lomé, authorities will launch the next stage of the biometric identification campaign on August 20, 2025. This phase targets residents of Agoè Nyivé, a northern suburb of Lomé.
The National Institute of Statistics and Economic and Demographic Studies (INSEED) and the National Identification Agency (ANID) will lead the...
• Togo will receive part of a $5.3 million AfDB grant alongside Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, and Madagascar.• The program aims to improve PPP regulation, local private sector participation, and project management.• Funds come from AfDB’s Transition Support Facility.
The African Development Bank (AfDB) will provide Togo with support under a $5.3 million grant shared with Gambia,...