Africa Togo Former soccer team captain Sheyi Emmanuel Adebayor, who has been investing in social projects since his retirement, announced the ongoing construction of social housing in Lavié intended for students being trained in the locality's agribusiness sector
Africa Togo The new date for legislative and regional elections in Togo has been announced, 29 April, and campaigning will open on 13 April; Togolese authorities have decided to ban demonstrations planned in Lomé on 11, 12 and 13 April
Africa Togo Togo's poultry production reaches 35,7 million heads in 2023, as disclosed in the Ministry of Economy and Finance's Citizen Budget; on an annual basis; the figure is up 8% from 2022, when the country produced 33,12 million heads
Africa Togo Ayele Jessica Kouevi is Togo's first and youngest female pilot, and works at Asky regional airline
Africa Togo A project has been launched to strengthen power distribution capacity in the central region with the laying of 34 km of 20 KV medium-voltage grid, construction of 61 MV/LV distribution substations and installation of 360 km of low-voltage grid
Africa Togo Lomé hosted a meeting to advance its goal of strengthening its methane reduction policy: the country would like to reduce its emissions by 30% by 2030
Africa Togo The main destination of Togo's exports in the fourth quarter of 2023 was India, 31,3% of total exports, followed by Burkina Faso, with a share of 8,4% and Mali with 7,4%
Africa Togo The Embassy of India in Togo inaugurated a library at the University of Lomé dedicated to India, called 'India Corner'
Africa Togo This year, the country will invest CFA 2 billion (€3 million) in fisheries and aquaculture, almost 70% of CFA 3,1 billion budget allocated to the Ministry of Maritime Economy; part will finance the Togo Aquaculture Development Project, launched in 2022
Africa Togo The 60 health centres rehabilitated or built as part of the 'Quality Essential Health Services for Universal Health Coverage' project are now officially operational in the Savanes region
Africa Togo Monsignor Kpodzro, Archbishop Emeritus of Lomé, an intransigent, even disruptive voice against the President Faure Gnassinbgé, has died; he had been living in exile in Sweden for almost three years, following the presidential elections in 2020
Africa Togo Artificial Intelligence Week is scheduled for 19 to 24 March 2024 and will bring together industry actors in Togo, in organisation of the Togolese section of the International Council for Artificial Intelligence
Africa Togo With only 5 psychiatrists for a population of over 8 million, international and local charities have trained dozens of women, including 150 hairdressers, and teached them to detect possible signs of mental disorders among their clients