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International Trade Centre

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Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Investment Forum shows opportunities in West Africa

Togo Prime Minister Victoire Tomegah Dogbé opened the forum, held under the theme ‘Transforming ECOWAS Communities in a Challenging Environment’

The forum gathered leaders in government, finance and business from across the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). They unpacked ways that investment can improve farming and food security across West Africa. The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) hosted the event in Lome, Togo, from 4 to…

African Development Bank Group (AfDB)

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    • (Left to Right): Bendjin Kpeglo, Managing Director of AGF West Africa; Wilfried Abiola, the African Development Bank’s Country Manager for Togo; Akuwa Dogbé Azoma, National Director for Togo at the Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO); Koffi Gani, Principal Private Secretary for the Togolese Minister for Social Action, the Advancement of Women and Literacy; Melissa Basque-Roux, Acting Coordinator of the AFAWA initiative; Jules Ngakam, CEO of the AGF Group
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Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA) Finance Series Togo: African Development Bank and African Guarantee Fund unite to strengthen female entrepreneurs' access to finance

This innovative programme aims to make up to $3 billion available for women-led small and medium-sized enterprises, via guarantees to financial institutions to mitigate lending risks

The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) and the African Guarantee Fund (AGF) (https://apo-opa.co/4apZNya) have brought the curtain down on the AFAWA Finance Series Togo conference, a key note event aimed at  promoting a better understanding of the financing needs of Togolese women entrepreneurs and debunking the myth that women-run companies are…

The Arab Africa Trade Bridges Program (AATB)

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    • The Arab Africa Trade Bridges Program (AATB) launches Togo Training Initiative to Boost the Transport & Transit Sector
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The Arab Africa Trade Bridges Program (AATB) launches Togo Training Initiative to Boost the Transport & Transit Sector

The objective of this training is to equip trainers with the necessary skills to conduct high-quality educational sessions for professionals in the transport and transit sector

The General Secretariat of the Arab Africa Trade Bridges (AATB) Program, a multi-donor, inter-regional program, launched in collaboration with Togo's Ministry of Road Transport, Air, and Rail an initiative aimed at empowering Togo's transport and transit sector. The "Training for Trainers" initiative is expertly facilitated by the International Road Transport…

Energy Capital & Power
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Togo to Showcase Investment Prospects at Invest in African Energy 2024

The West African country is seeking to expand energy production and distribution through new cross-border agreements and a growing emphasis on solar

With more than half of its population lacking reliable electricity access, Togo faces substantial requirements for new energy production and distribution. At present, the West African country features a relatively diversified energy mix – with more than 15% of its consumption met by renewable resources – and aims to derive…

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    • Adjoa Agbomassi, in front of her fresh produce in Aného
    • A seamstress in Cinkassé is pursuing her business thanks to the loan granted by the National Inclusive Finance Fund (FNFI), supported by the Project to Support the Financial Inclusion of Vulnerable Women
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Empowering vulnerable women: African Development Bank financing bolsters economic inclusion in Togo

The project aims to empower vulnerable women and enhance their role in economic activities by prioritizing small producers, recognizing their indispensable contributions to agro-pastoral production

Some 45 kilometres from Lomé, in the village of Aného, a transformative initiative is reshaping the lives of vulnerable women like Adjoa Agbomassi. Following her successful treatment from obstetrical fistula, Adjoa now stands proudly by her vegetable stalls, a testament to the success of the Project to Support the Financial…

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
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Clean energy powers a silent revolution on Togo’s roads

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Global Environment Facility (GEF) are assisting governments from 41 countries to accelerate the uptake of e-mobility as part of the Global E-mobility Programme

On the busy streets of Togo’s capital, Lomé, change is afoot amongst some of the city’s motorcycle taxi drivers. They’re going electric.  At a battery swapping station, drivers are quick to share their enthusiasm for their new e-motorcycles, replacements for the petrol-powered models they once rode.  “I can say there…

The African Union – Interafrican Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR)
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Promoting transboundary management for sustainable socio-economic development in the Gulf of Guinea

This mission builds upon previous efforts by AU-IBAR in the beneficiary countries (Benin and Togo) for the national validation of the report on the State of Transboundary Marine Environment (SoME)

From January 21st to 27th, 2024, AU-IBAR is on a mission in the republics of Benin and Togo. The mission is dedicated to supporting the implementation of a Transboundary Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) initiative between the two nations. Funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA), under the project…

Embassy of The People's Republic of China in the Republic of India
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Wang Yi to Visit Egypt, Tunisia, Togo, Côte d’Ivoire, Brazil and Jamaica

This is the 34th consecutive year that Africa has been the destination of Chinese foreign ministers’ annual first overseas visit

Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning announces: Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi will visit Egypt, Tunisia, Togo and Côte d’Ivoire upon invitation from January 13 to 18, 2024. This is the 34th consecutive year that Africa has been the…

African Development Bank Group (AfDB)

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    • Wilfrid Abiola (left), head of the African Development Bank’s office in Togo, and Moustapha Ben-Barka (right), Vice-President of BOAD in charge of Financing and Investment, at the signing of the agreement
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African Development Bank signs EUR 70 million financing agreement with West African Development Bank (BOAD) to strengthen support for the private sector in West Africa

The Bank will support BOAD in its strategy of providing its Member States with the medium- and long-term resources they need for their development

The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) and the West African Development Bank (BOAD) signed an agreement on granting a EUR 70 million line of credit to strengthen BOAD’s support to the private sector in the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU), which comprises eight countries in the West African…

Council of the European Union
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Gulf of Guinea: Council launches an European Union (EU) Security and Defence Initiative

This initiative is part of the EU’s integrated approach to the region and will contribute to support Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Togo and Benin in tackling instability and insecurity challenges

The Council today adopted a decision launching the EU security and defence initiative in support of West African countries of the Gulf of Guinea, for an initial duration of two years. It also approved the operation and mission plans for the civilian and the military pillars of the initiative, respectively. With…