After initial support in 2020 as part of the prevention of Covid-19, Togo is benefiting new support from Japan. The Japanese government has decided to grant its Togolese counterpart an emergency donation of $2 million (just over one billion FCFA), the Togolese government announced on Monday.
No charges will be filed against the Austin policemen who allegedly shot Kokou Christopher Fiafonou, a 38-year-old Togolese, last December.
The three members of the Togo Teachers’ Union (SET) arrested last Saturday, were sent to prison on Monday April 11, 2022, for incitement to revolt.
In Togo, the application of the tax on motor vehicles (TVM) is suspended as of April 11, 2022. The government announced on Monday.
A French national was arrested at Cardinal Bernardin Gantin International Airport in Cotonou in possession of a weapon, Beninese media reported earlier this weekend.
Gilbert Bawara, the Togolese Minister of Public Service, Labor and Social Dialogue, has extended the list of teachers excluded from teaching for having observed the strike in recent days.
A ship ran aground on Monday April 4, 2022 on the Togolese coast in Lomé around noon, we learned this morning.
After the approval of an initial financing of $100 million (approximately FCFA 60 billion) intended to support inclusive growth, Togo will benefit from further support from the World Bank.
A total of 137 teachers were fired during the week from the framework of education officials by Togo’s Minister of Public Service, Labor and Social Dialogue, Gilbert Bawara, who signed an order to this effect.
The consular service of the Turkish Embassy in Lomé remains inoperative. Visas will still be issued to Togolese citizens by the Turkish Embassy in Cotonou, Benin, the Embassy recalled in a statement issued with some updates on new travel measures regarding Covid-19.
