Africa Togo The fourth lake in Lomé, which was supposed to protect from flooding the citizens living in the capital, has become an uncontrolled dumping ground, to the point that there are plans to erect a fence to prevent people from accessing it
Africa Togo The government has scaled back the amount it intends to raise this year on the regional money market, aiming for 24% more to cover the government's new budget expenditure
Africa Togo FAO-supported project to strengthen the resilience of coastal communities to climate change through 'an integrated approach focusing on adaptation to best practices and innovative technologies in vulnerable ecosystems' has started
Africa Togo The third edition of the 'Mois du Consommer Local' (Month of Local Consumption) will be held next month
Africa Togo Togolese Football Federation has taken up the challenge of organizing national beach soccer championships in the coming years; as a prelude, a mini-tournament is scheduled during the month of September
Africa Togo The country was praised by the World Health Organisation for becoming the first country in the world to eliminate four neglected tropical diseases in 11 years: Guinea worm, lymphatic filariasis, sleeping sickness and trachoma
Africa Togo A regional cybersecurity hub, the African Cybersecurity Centre, will soon rise in Lomé, with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa helping the country to build the facility
Africa Togo In a CFA 1,75 billion (€2,7 million) financing agreement for the country's vulnerable populations, the Ministry of Agriculture will receive white rice from Japan as part of the Kennedy Round Project
Africa Togo Lomé will host the second edition of the Africa Financial Industry Summit (AFIS) on 28 and 29 November 2022, which will take place physically, unlike the first one which was held online
Africa Togo Lomé plans to pay CFA 270 billion (€411,5 million) in salaries to state agents by 2025 as stated in the multi-year economic and budget document (DPBEP)
Africa Togo The number of HIV/AIDS cases has decreased and the infection rate was cut by over 50% between 2017 and 2021, according to data published by the National Council for the Fight against AIDS
Africa Togo The government is providing the hotel managers with tools and training to help mitigate the jihadist threat in the country, as the authorities believe the terrorists may use hotels as hiding places
Africa Togo The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers will provide Togo and nine other African countries with hands-on training to help their top-level registries compete in the domain sector