Togo

Spending on HIV programs helped consolidate progress in prevention and treatment; international partners funded 86,44% of total expenditure and as foreign contribution declines, Togo seeks to secure more sustainable domestic resources for its HIV response

CIFM, Togo’s Interprofessional Mango Council representing industry's main stakeholders, reiterated that its priority is to access to European market from 2026; today most Togolese mango exports go to neighboring countries as Ghana, Benin and Nigeria

The results of the recruitment competition for 50 trainee judges and 50 trainee court clerks for the Ministry of Justice and Legislation are now available; candidates who took part in the examinations can consult the lists officially published

Integrated Strategic Plan for Rabies Elimination will begin with a pilot phase in the Plateaux region; its pillars are epidemiological surveillance, dog bites prevention, better dog vaccination coverage, timely care for people exposed, community awareness

Digital banking service usage in Togo reached 32,2% at the end of March 2026 in a steady upward trend; figures show that one-third of bank customers use at least one digital banking service: mobile app, online banking platform, USSD service or SMS alerts

An intercommunal consultation for forest landscape restoration is now active as part of the AFR100 Togo project: mayors, municipal secretaries-general, traditional chiefs and technical ministerial staff met in Kpalimé to discuss key priorities

Thermal power plants ensure a stable electricity supply in Togo even though the country steps up investment in renewables; thermal generation capacity is driven by a 100-megawatt gas-fired plant and a 65-megawatt combined-cycle of natural gas and propane

Updated National Order of Architects of Togo ONAT lists 168 architects licensed to practice in the country, including 143 men and 25 women, as well as 68 architecture firms

240 women will be trained to drive heavy trucks as part of the Lomé-Ouagadougou-Niamey Economic Corridor Project to increase women's participation in a sector long dominated by men while addressing growing demand for qualified drivers in road transport

Five women's cooperatives involved in rice parboiling have received new equipment including large-capacity soaking tanks, eco-friendly stoves, parboiling units; the Food Resilience Systems Program in West Africa aims at cutting losses and raising output

A workshop on aquatic biodiversity conservation with 15 AU member states concluded in Lomé; part of project “Conserving Aquatic Biodiversity in Africa’s Blue Economy”, it focused on international legal instruments for marine resource management

The “Big Catch-Up” initiative, implemented with support from UNICEF, will step up efforts to restore childhood vaccination coverage weakened by the COVID-19 pandemic, reintegrating into immunizing programs 40.000 unvaccinated or under-vaccinated children

A five-year cooperation agreement has been signed with the International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA to expand the peaceful use of nuclear technologies in sectors including health, agriculture and energy