In Togo, Jobs Now Trump Family Size for Youth

(Togo First) - Togo is experiencing a gradual demographic transition alongside its economic transformation, with the fertility rate dropping from 6.4 to 4.3 children per woman over the past three decades. The trend was a key focus of World Population Day, …

Damate started exporting duck to Togo and the CAR

Gozem Money Launches, Expanding Mobile Payments Offerings in Togo

(Togo First) - Togo's financial ecosystem expanded on October 7 with the official launch of "Gozem Money," a new mobile money solution. Developed by the Lomé-based startup Gozem in partnership with NSIA Banque, the service was announced a …

New Cross-Border Market Launches in Northern Togo to Drive Trade and Cohesion

(Togo First) - A new market opened on October 11, 2025, in Bengola, in the Cinkassé 1 commune, northern Togo. The five-hectare facility was built under the Social Cohesion Project (COSO), with support from the Local Authorities Support Fund (FACT) and …

Togo Integrates Private Insurers into Universal Health Coverage Governance

(Togo First) - Togo’s National Social Security Fund, CNSS, and the National Health Insurance Institute, INAM, the bodies managing the Universal Health Insurance, AMU, program, signed partnership agreements with several insurance companies on Tuesday, …

Togo Launches Second Phase of Mono Basin Water Management Project

(Togo First) - Authorities in Yoto Prefecture, southern Togo, launched the second phase of the Integrated Water Resources Management in the Mono Basin Project (GIRE-Mono II) on Friday, October 10, 2025. Valued at 143.39 million CFA francs, the two-year …

Saudi Arabia, Togo Reaffirm Strong Backing for Morocco’s Autonomy Plan at the UN

Rabat – Saudi Arabia and Togo have both renewed their strong support for Morocco’s Autonomy Plan as the most credible and realistic solution to end the regional dispute over the Western Sahara. The two countries voiced their positions on Monday during the …

UN-Sahara: Togo Reaffirms Support for Morocco’s Autonomy Pla

Togo renewed, Monday in New York, its support for Morocco’s Autonomy initiative as the “most credible, realistic, and pragmatic” basis for a lasting political solution to the regional dispute over the Moroccan Sahara. Speaking before the 4th Committee of …

Togo: Shrinking civic space alarming as political crisis continues

ARTICLE 19 expresses deep concern over the deteriorating civic space in Togo, characterised by the arrest of activists and journalists, the suppression of public demonstrations, and restrictive measures targeting online criticism of officials. We call on …

Togo to Soon Start Construction of 22 Groynes to Shield Its Coastline

(Togo First) - Coastal protection work on the Gbodjomé-Agbodrafo-Goumoukopé segment in Togo is scheduled to enter its active phase on October 20, 2025. The project, valued at over 33 billion XOF(or 51 million euros), is part of the West Africa Coastal …