Togo

I’ m back! Asserted Jimi Hope who is celebrating this year his four decades of career. To celebrate the event, the Togolese artist musician, painter and sculptor plans to be on stage for a duration of « 40 years » during which, he will have to explore his 15 albums on the …

Djibril Ouattara will not be jobless. The former general manager of Moov Togo, a mobile telephony company of the United Arab Emirates Etisalat group, is henceforth at the head of Airtel Niger, a subsidiary of the Indian Bharti group. He has for mission to revitalize the operations of his new …

Africa is one of the main victims of the global warming; however the continent is responsible for only 3,8 % of the total emissions of greenhouse gases in the world. It is this situation that is denounced by Makhtar Diop, vice-president of the World Bank for Africa calling on the …

The National Agency for Promotion and Guarantee of Financing for SMEs/SMIs (ANPGF) intends to encourage the young and younger people, project leaders or the existing companies for their emergence. It just thus launched the second edition of the « WIN Competition » that will be held in next October. According to Mrs. …

The years 2014 will have dedicated the return of Togo on the international scene. The youth of this small country of West Africa has become famous in several domains. From culture to technology, the Togolese won about ten international prizes during the year 2014. The Togolese Minister of Culture received …

Triumphantly launched on 29th June 2012 in his Trasaaco Valley private residence, a very rich district in Accra, Ghana and on one year later (on 30th June 2013 ) in the Togolese capital town, SEA foundation should help the disadvantaged populations, particularly children in exclusion situation in Togo, Ghana and …

Of Togolese origin, the music artist, Moonlove, was crowned the best artist during the finale of the 5th edition of the Music Cup of Africa (CAFRIM). She is ahead of the Nigerian, Fumi Enilolobè (2nd), and the Beninese, Boniface Ahouansou (3rd). It was the Hall of arts in Cotonou that …

While awaiting the starting of the activities of his foundation « SEA Foundation« , the captain of Eperviers of Togo, Shéyi Emmanuel Adébayor, is committed towards the youth of the country where he was born. Three days prior to the match Togo-Ghana in Lomé, the Togolese international was together with Tomégah-Dogbé Victoire, …

West Africa is ahead of the recent ranking of the African football players the best paid of the year 2014. Yaya Touré from Manchester City is first in the Top 10 with an annual salary estimated at 13 million euros. The Moroccan, Medhi Benatia (8 million euros / year) and …

The young Togolese, Edouard AKAKPO-LADO made a revolution regarding palm nuts processing. He just invented « Merlinox« , a machine that helps to crush palm nuts and allows obtaining several by-products from palm tree as palm oil or palm kernel oil. The machine also processes coconut oil for the happiness of households. …

They satisfactorily represented Togo at the Clap Ivoire 2014 by bringing back five prizes among the Grand Prix of the festival in front of 18 other productions of the ECOWAS in competition. They are Maxime Tchinkoun and Joël M’Maka Tchedre. The first stood out with his short film « Les avalés …

A new shareholder is added to share capital of the Ecobank group. The Qatari giant « Qatar National Bank » indicated on Thursday having bought back the shares of the AMCON Company (12, 4 %) in the capital of the Pan-African group. The Objective of the new shareholder is to stand as …

The Beninese, Kodjo Houngbeme is since 7th July 2014, the regional manager of the Trace Tv channel. The boss of the label « NOUVELLE DONNE MUSIC » (based in Paris) will be in charge of the launching of the value-added mobile services for TRACE, the creation of localized media (radios, televisions, digital …

The French athlete of Togolese origin, Clarisse Agbegnenou is since Thursday, world champion of judo in the category of least than 63 kilos. The new title of the Togolese does not only honor her country of adoption. The President of Republic of Togo sent a congratulation message to the champion …

The young Togolese (17 years old), Miss Lucia Afi Komiza won on Saturday, 30th August 2014, the first edition of the « Livre d’Or 2014 » Trophy. Organized by the ASRO NGO (Social Assistant and Reintegration of Forgotten People) in association with the Beninese Ministry of the Secondary Educations and Technical Training, …

Miss Camara Mariama Tatiana (20 years old), 3rd year student in SMEs/SMIs management has become since Saturday, 30th August 2014, the most beautiful girl of Togo. She thus replaced the titleholder, Miss SEGBE Emefa Edwige during the 20th edition of the beauty competition, Miss Togo. The new queen of beauty …

Ghislain Sitou Yibokou (photo) belongs to the list of young Togolese entrepreneurs who had the original idea to value products and local services in printing them an identity and promoting them on the national, regional and international levels. For that, they have just set up an authentic concept called MADE …

In Togo, it is listed among the rare multinationals managed by a Togolese and that resist to competition on the market of public works. CECO GROUP LTD Company works today with more than 3.000 collaborators in several sectors. its CEO, the engineer Constantin AMOUZOU, was nevertheless not planned to become …

After Bamako (in 2010), the Togolese video reporter Jean-Claude Abalo will exhibite his works from 15th September to 9th October at Maison de la Laïcité de la Louvière (Belgium). Son of the continent, Abalo tells the story of the other side of Africa, the one that has nothing to do …

Introduced in 2013 during the second edition of the Food-processing Industry International Fair of Lomé (SIALO), the GIZ / ProDRA innovation award aims at the valuation of local foodstuffs. The application for the second edition of the competition is opened and registrations continue until 2nd September on the official site …

The RDI-France buying group supports excellence in the countries where they operate, with the René Descamps prize of the name of its founder. In Togo, three schools (CS E-snam, Kpime Woume and SOS children’s village of Kara) won the prizes involved for this year. The pupils of the Hermann Gmeiner …

The information hits the headlines of public media in Togo. The official information web site of Togo stands at the first position in the ranking established by the Jeune Afrique Magazine. www.republicoftogo.com with its mark of 8,5 far overtake by its Senegalese, South African and Kenyan competitors (7,17). African countries …

The Togolese, Claude Grunitzky is a serial entrepreneur. The man whose name refers to a former head of State of his country of origin, is taking a new adventure having for ambition, the creation of a company 100 % African in the field of the new technologies. In order to …

Path difficult of access, very wet zone, thick fog hiding the sun all day long; Kpato a small village situated at some footsteps from Blifou (at 27 km from Kplimé), shows at first sight signs of a hostile environment. Behind this image is hiding a kind population with children whose …

The second edition of « Lomé Basket Camp » started on Monday, 18th August. According to the Basketball League of Lomé Golf, 100 Togolese children (12 – 18 years) will benefit from the two week training organized in support of the USA embassy in Togo. As topical question, the participants will be …

Forty-one new American volunteers from the Peace Corps took an oath last Thursday in Lomé. After this act of commitment, these new volunteers will thus be deployed for two years in the five economic regions of the country in order to share their skills with the local communities. Over these …

The program « Financial Independence Summer Camp » (TREASURY) is a new initiative that offers the possibility to African young people, the keys of entrepreneurship in a world where the employment market becomes more and more saturated.   Set up on the basis of a tripartite partnership between the embassies of Benin, …

The development of Africa passes by its investment in the new technologies. The French-Togolese businessman, JX Paulin, the promoter of MYSIMAX is conscious of that. He puts his skills acquired in this sector after almost two decades in China at the service of the African continent. His structure offers scholarships …

The first edition of « La nuit du Civisme » took place on Friday, 1st August 2014 the Togolese capital town. Organized by the the Observatoire Togolais de la Citoyenneté et du Développement, the evening (the first of the kind) rewarded natural persons and legal entities that are working for the rooting …

The Togolese capital town has the merit to welcome the very first edition of the World Day of African Culture (JMCA) which will be held on 23rd, 24th and 25th January 2015.   A meeting, according to the founders, aiming at making shine the African cultural diversity at the level …