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Experts call for national agroecology policy to boost sustainable farming
By Albert Oppong-Ansah Accra, Aug. 22, GNA – Agricultural experts and civil society advocates have called for a national agroecology policy to guide Ghana’s transition to sustainable farming and climate resilience. The appeal was made at a...

Canadian tennis star Auger-Aliassime derives on-court success, personal growth from Togolese roots
Next week, Montreal tennis star Felix Auger-Aliassime is set to compete in his eighth straight singles main draw at the 2025 U.S. Open Tennis Championships. But despite a lengthy list of accolades, including an Olympic bronze medal and seven...

Togo establishes its National Coordination of Volta Basin Users: a decisive step towards inclusive governance of natural resources
This initiative is part of the REWarD Volta River Basin project, which aims to structure and recognise users in each of the basin countries. It responds to a strategic need: to involve local communities in decision-making processes related to...

WAPCOS Partners with AT2ER for 25 MWp Solar Power Project in Togo
New Delhi, August 2025. WAPCOS Limited, a Government of India enterprise under the Ministry of Jal Shakti, has partnered with AT2ER (Agence Togolaise d’Electrification Rurale et des Énergies Renouvelables) to develop a 25 MWp Solar Power Plant...

Weekend Loft in Kpalimé: Tackling Credit Risk with Artificial Intelligence
(Togo First) - From August 15 to 17, Kpalimé in southwestern Togo hosted Weekend Loft – Special Edition Credit Risk & AI. This third edition brought finance professionals, bankers, and risk management experts from several African countries. They...

Haiti – Disability Agenda
Since October of 2011, James English has served as an advisor to Gerald Oriol, Jr., Haiti’s Secretary of State for the Integration of Persons with Disabilities. In October 2012, English traveled to Haiti for the one-year anniversary of Oriol’s...

CBP intercepts primate, rodent meat at Detroit airport
Authorities at Detroit Metropolitan Airport confiscated bushmeat twice within one week, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said in an Aug. 20 news release. The bushmeat seized by CBP agents last month included 11 pounds of rodent meat from Togo,...

Togo is flexing its unrivaled maritime power
Port of Lomé is drawing heightened interest from Washington and Moscow as both powers compete for influence in West Africa’s most strategically positioned gateway. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | Port of Lomé, in the capital of Togo, is...

Africa Intelligence Brief Comprehensive News Roundup For August 22, 2025
(MENAFN- The Rio Times) Today's Africa Intelligence Brief provides a comprehensive analysis of major developments across the African continent on August 22, 2025 roundup is organized by region (North Africa, East Africa, West Africa, Central...

Togo Flexing Dominance in Maritime Sector
Port of Lomé is drawing heightened interest from Washington and Moscow as both powers compete for influence in West Africa’s most strategically positioned gateway. The port is increasingly becoming attractive to global powers, as Russia and the...

Nigeria: Dantsoho pledges renewed ports efficiencies for exports performance, sustainability
Managing Director Nigerian Ports, Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho has tasked his team to renew commitment towards continuous improvement of the Port efficiencies that provided the backbone for the positive export performance Nigeria has recorded thus far in...

Dantsoho Pledges Renewed Ports Efficiencies For Exports Performance, Sustainability
1 Managing Director Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho (2nd Right), Director Planning Research & Statistics Federal Ministry of Marine & Marine & Blue Economy , Hajia Kalthum Ibrahim (3rd Right),Executive Directors Finance &...

Dantsoho pledges revitalised port efficiency to power exports, sustainability
By Steve Agbota The Managing Director of Nigerian Ports, Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho, has tasked his team to renew commitment towards continuous improvement of the Port efficiencies that provided the backbone for the positive export performance Nigeria...
97 historical pets captured in fascinating photos that tell a bigger story
History books are full of people who have taken on extraordinary voyages, created unimaginable inventions, or fought for what matters the most. But what they often leave out are the animals that also had a significant influence on human history...

MRV for Climate Action leads new era of women-led climate action
Held at the National Climate Action Centre (NCAC), University of The Gambia (UTG) Kanifing campus, the training funded by NovaSphere and Environment and Climate Change Canada, seeks to equip women with the knowledge, tools, and confidence to...

Aged African Sit-tight And Recycled Leaders Are Threat To Democracy
Since in the early, 1960s, of attainment of Independence from the colonial masters till date, the syndrome of sit-tight and recycled leadership in Africa has been an obstacle to good governance in our beloved continent and the sufferers are the...
Aged African Sit-Tight And Recycled Leaders: Threat To Democracy In Africa
Since in the early, 1960s, of attainment of Independence from the colonial masters till date, the syndrome of sit-tight and recycled leadership in Africa has been an obstacle to good governance in our beloved continent and the sufferers are the...

The World’s Largest Banks Are Fueling the Climate Crisis (Again)
By Charlotte Pointing A number of financial institutions are working to fund clean energy solutions to help mitigate the climate crisis. But even more are still financing fossil fuels. Will they swap places? And when? A growing number of financial...

WDFW Kills Wolf From Togo Pack
The Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife recently killed a wolf from the Togo pack in the NE corner of the state. Department Director Kelly Susewind authorized the lethal removal last week, following three depredations events (two...
Togo pledges to enhance comprehensive strategic partnership with China
LOME, July 30 (Xinhua) -- Togo is willing to work closely with China to elevate their comprehensive strategic partnership further, Togolese President Jean-Lucien Savi de Tove has said. When receiving the credentials of China's newly appointed...