TOGO GOVT. LAUNCHED TUTUDO PROGRAM TO TRAIN 500 PEOPLE ON ENERGY-RELATED PROFESSIONS

Posted on 30 April 202430 April 2024 by Gambeta News

The government of Togo is launching the Tutudo program, aimed at training 500 young people and women in energy-related professions. Led by the Ministry of Energy, the program focuses on public lighting and solar solutions and has a total budget of CFA2 billion. The program targets individuals between the ages of 18 to 35, with a special emphasis on women. It consists of a 6-month training period, with one week of theoretical instruction per month…

TOGO GOVT. SEEK CIVIL ENGINEERS FOR STEEL-CONCRETE BRIDGE PROJECT

Posted on 17 April 2024 by Gambeta News

The Togolese Ministry of Rural Access and Rural Roads seeks civil engineering engineers and technicians to work on a project to build 21 modular mixed steel-concrete bridges of the Unibridge type. The Ministry launched a call for applications to select 25 agents. At the end of the process, the ministry plans to recruit 3 QHSE engineers (Quality of Work Execution – Health – Safety – Environment), two surveyor/topographer technicians, 7 works managers, 7 assistant works…

TOGO ELECTRIFICATION TO REACH 70% BY END OF 2024

Posted on 9 April 2024 by Gambeta News

Plans are underway by Togo government to have 70% of its territory having electricity. In a recent publish report in Citizen’s Budget by the Ministry of Finance , it was forecast that the projection is expected to be very possible. Further document showed that Togo recorded an electrification rate of 66%, 63%, and 59% in 2023, 2022, and 2021, respectively. This has set the up to achieved its 70% goal for this year as the government…

TOGO PRESIDENT INAUGURATE POULTRY FARM PROJECT

Posted on 1 April 2024 by Gambeta News

Togo President, Faure Gnassingbé, inaugurated an integrated poultry farming at Avétonou (Agou prefecture), about 100 km from Lomé. The facility spans 660 hectares. The project is led by Porteo-Graine, a subsidiary of the Porteo Group. The facility will include a poultry area covering 162 ha. The remaining space will accommodate the Agricultural Research Technical Institute (ITRA), the Institute of Alternative Training and Development (IFAD-Avetonou), and the Eco-Village. The core of the poultry project revolves around…

HOW TOGO GOVT. REHABILITATED 2200KM RURAL ROADS BETWEEN 2021 & 2023

Posted on 25 March 2024 by Gambeta News

Between 2021 and 2023, 2,200 kilometers of rural roads have been rehabilitated in Togo, according to official sources cited by local media According to the same sources, an additional 2,552 kilometers are currently under construction as part of the national rural connectivity program. Moreover, 1,720 kilometers of rural roads underwent routine mechanized maintenance during the three years reviewed. This is out of 2,478 kilometers targeted in this area. This year, the government plans to invest…

TOGO GOVT. TO KICK-OFF CONSTRUCTION OF 21 BRIDGES

Posted on 19 March 2024 by Gambeta News

The government will kick-off today, the construction of 21 bridges in the countryside. Togo First learned from a reliable source that President Faure Gnassinbé would launch the project. Matière, a French company, is in charge of the works. The project is set to begin in Kolidè, in the Ogou 2 municipality (Plateaux region). With the bridges, rural people in the concerned areas will be able to access basic socio-economic facilities and services with more ease….

TOGO PRESIDENT DISCUSSED RN1 UNITY HIGHWAY FUNDING PLANS WITH AfDB BOSS

Posted on 5 March 2024 by Gambeta News

The President of Togo, Faure Gnassingbé, and the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, met on February 27, 2024. The meeting focused on mobilizing funds to implement the RN1 Unity Highway (Lomé-Cinkassé) project. The RN1 Unity Highway project requires a $2.9 billion investment. The AfDB and its partners will provide the funds. Gnassingbé and Adesina explored strategies to attract investors to the project. The project should bolster Togo’s position as a logistics hub…

CONSTRUCTION OF DRINKING WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM AT 95% COMPLETE IN TOGO

Posted on 28 February 2024 by Gambeta News

Atakpamé should get a new active technical landfill next month. The project is 95% complete, according to the Minister of Water and Rural Hydraulics, Yark Damehane. The official recently visited the site. “The supervising office (ed. note: in charge of the project) gave us some explanations and set up the completion deadline on March 11, 2024,” Damehane said after visiting the town. Atakpamé is located in the Plateaux region. The landfill includes internal roads, disposal…

TOGO AND NIGER SIGNED GAS OIL SUPPLY DEAL

Posted on 20 February 2024 by Gambeta News

Niger could soon supply diesel to Togo. Talks in this framework were recently held, according to a press release from the Nigerien Ministry in charge of Energy. The release referenced a meeting that took place on February 17, 2023, between the Ministers of Energy of Togo, Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger. Quoting the release, the Agence Nigerienne de Presse (ANP) reported that the meeting aimed to “bolster the cooperation between the various countries in the field…

HUGE BOOST AS TOGO MINISTRY OF ENERGY GETS MASSIVE DEVELOPMENY FUNDS

Posted on 8 February 202410 February 2024 by Gambeta News

The Ministry of Energy of Togo has been allocated a provisional budget of CFA57 billion under the 2024 finance bill. With the funds, the Ministry will accelerate existing projects aimed at achieving universal access to power in Togo. In detail, the money will finance the CIZO off-grid project, the PRAVOST (which is the social component of the CIZO), the Tinga project, and various mini-grid projects in rural areas. The financing should also help further expand…

TOGO GOVT. ANNOUNCED PLANS TO SPEND CFA84BILLION ON ROAD DEVELOPMENT

Posted on 2 February 2024 by Gambeta News

Togo plans to spend CFA84 billion on road development projects this year. This is 98% of the forecast budget of the Ministry of Public Works (MTP), i.e. 85 billion FCFA, under the 2024 finance bill. The country will use part of the money to asphalt 180 km of roads, according to the Ministry of Public Works. Another part will serve to develop and asphalt around 206 km of roads. According to the Ministry, “the projects could…

TCHAMBA COMMUNITY GET NEW MODERN MARKET BUILDING IN TOGO

Posted on 25 January 2024 by Gambeta News

The municipality of Tchamba, northern Togo, now has its market. The facility was inaugurated on January 21, 2024. It was built as part of a larger project to support small infrastructure projects at the community level. Steered by the National Agency for Support to Grassroots Development (ANADBEB), the new market cost CFA124 million. It has ten cantonal-type sheds, three storage warehouses, two blocks of modern latrines, and a PV-powered borehole. The whole market was built…

TOGO GOVT. ALLOCATE FUNDS FOR CLEAN WATER PROJECTS

Posted on 19 January 202419 January 2024 by Gambeta News

Togo will devote CFA18 billion to clean water projects this year. The budget was set under the 2024 finance bill and aligns with the country’s ambition to achieve universal coverage by 2030. Compared to the amount set last year, CFA17 billion, the new allocation (provisional) is up by 5.8%. The funds will help advance the national water supply strategy launched in February 2021. In detail, they will enable the launch of the PASSCO3. This is…

PORT-CIMTOGO ROAD SECTION CLOSED AGAIN FOR REPAIRS IN TOGO

Posted on 10 January 2024 by Gambeta News

The portion of National Road 2 (Lomé-Aného) between the Port roundabout and Cimtogo has been closed to traffic again since Monday January 8 at 11 p.m. This section was temporarily reopened at the end of last year, during the holiday period. This new closure aims to allow the continuation of the work started a few weeks ago and to complete the covering of the track, indicated Zouréhatou Kassah-Traoré, the Togolese minister responsible for public works….

CONSTRUCTION OF DATCHA UNIVERSITY TO KICK OFF SOON IN TOGO

Posted on 5 January 2024 by Gambeta News

Togo will kickstart the first phase of its regional university construction program this year. In this phase, the country will start building a university in Datcha, Plateaux region, and continue delocalizing the University of Kara. The news was announced by Sani Yaya, Minister of Economy and Finances. “The first phase of the project to build new universities in each region begins in 2024 and concerns the University of Kara and the University of Datcha,” said…

TOGO GOVT. LAUNCH URBAN ROAD DEVELOPMENT PROJECT AT DAPAONG

Posted on 15 December 2023 by Gambeta News

In Togo, road development work in the town of Dapaong (610 km north of Lomé) began on Thursday, December 14, 2023. The first sod was given by the Minister of urban planning, housing, and land reform, Kodjo Adédzé. The work, planned to last eight months, will consist of development, sanitation, and asphalting over a total of 1000 linear meters of road. The project also takes into account the rehabilitation and strengthening of the old rainwater…

GERMANY SET TO PROVIDE FUNDS FOR TOGO SUSTAINABLE PROJECTS

Posted on 21 November 2023 by Gambeta News

Germany will provide €20 million to back sustainable projects in Togo. The deal was inked on November 16, by the Togolese ministry of decentralization and the German development bank KfW. Set to extend over the next four years, the financing will help improve public services in three regions: Kara, Plateaux, and the Central region. According to Hodabalo Awaté, minister of decentralization, “This new approach has the advantage of enabling projects to be carried out with a…

HOW TOGO MINISTER PRESENTED PROPOSED INFRASTRUCTURAL PLANS TO AfDB

Posted on 15 November 2023 by Gambeta News

Held in Marrakech, Morocco, the Africa Investment Forum saw Togo represented at the event by its Minister of Investment Promotion, Manuella Santoshe. At the forum, the Togolese official presented various projects, including the railway project, going from Lomé to Cinkassé, and the undergoing Unité highway project, both of which require substantial funding. She also presented the various investment opportunities that make Togo a perfect investment destination. According to Santos, the AfDB is available to support…

TOGO GOVT. SET TO ADOPT MASTER PLAN FOR COASTAL DEVELOPMENT

Posted on 3 November 2023 by Gambeta News

Togo could soon adopt a master plan for the development of its coast (SDAL). The project was discussed last week, on Oct. 26, at the Council of Ministers. The SDAL, according to a statement relayed by the minister of maritime economy and coastal protection, Edem Kokou Tengue, will be based on scientific data and will emphasize an integrated ecosystem management approach. The plan should foster space rationalization and proper execution of development projects, “ to meet…

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