TOGO GOVT. SEEKING CONTRACTORS TO BUILD HISTORY MUSEUM

A history museum will be built in the town of Kamina (20 km from Atakpame) and a tender was recently launched to hire the project’s developer. This was announced by Togo’s minister of culture, Kossi Lamadoko.

Financed by the State, the museum’s construction should take seven months, according to the ministry. 

A former German military base, Kamina used to house a powerful transcontinental radio station and a wireless telegraph transmission center, connecting Berlin to the Namibian colony and the German fleet in the Atlantic. The site periodically hosted an art exhibition that attracted visitors and tourists.

To develop its tourism offer, Togo plans to rehabilitate several sites, including Batamariba’s Koutammakou landscape. The latter project is expected to cost CFA3 billion. Koutammakou is known for its traditional mud tower houses, which are a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Rehabilitating the landscape is part of Togo’s broader efforts to attract tourists and showcase its rich cultural and historical heritage.

SOURCE: TogoFirst