TOGO GOVT. TO KICK-OFF CONSTRUCTION OF 21 BRIDGES

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. They will also have more ease selling their farm products. 

The project covers all five regions of Togo. France cofinanced it with €78 million. Last June, the Togolese Minister of Finance, Sani Yaya, and the French Ambassador to Togo, Augustin Favereau, signed the financing agreement.

SOURCE: Togofirst