By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Icilomé
Six months after the Ecowas Court of Justice ruling on Togo’s constitutional reform, the government announced its response. The regional court had found that the 2024 Constitution was contrary to the law, putting the Togolese authorities in the face of this judicial decision.
Madagascar’s High Constitutional Court has rejected the law on the safe and secure use of nuclear technology, adopted by MPs on 24 September. The court ruled that some provisions were unconstitutional, while the legislation was intended to expand nuclear applications to medicine, research, mining and agriculture, L’Express reports.
🇲🇬 Madagascar · Source: Lexpress ·
Fourteen months after his vehicle disappeared at the Port of Lomé, a Togolese member of the diaspora appealed to Council President Faure Gnassingbé. The appeal concerns the theft of the vehicle within the port premises, according to Icilomé.
🇹🇬 Togo · Source: Icilomé ·
During a visit to Shaanxi, China, Togolese President of the Council Faure Gnassingbé examined smart agriculture and water-efficient management solutions. A twinning agreement with Togo’s Kara region has also been announced to encourage technology exchanges, according to 24heureinfo.
🇹🇬 Togo · Source: 24heureinfo ·
The National Union of Hospital Practitioners of Togo is renewing its demands for bonuses and the recruitment of health workers. The brief report by 24heureinfo gives no details of the demands or planned follow-up, after an earlier announcement of possible union action on 17 October.
🇹🇬 Togo · Source: 24heureinfo ·
Togo cuts 2026 budget to 2,744.2 billion CFA francsTogo’s Council of Ministers adopted a supplementary finance bill setting the 2026 budget at 2,744.2 billion CFA francs, compared with 2,751.5 billion initially, and forecasting a deficit of 247.6 billion, or 3.4% of GDP. The adjustments are intended in particular to support the fight against terrorism and take account of rising hydrocarbon prices, according to the Council of Ministers’ statement.
Ibrahima Thiam urges Senegal not to normalise xenophobiaIbrahima Thiam, president of ACT, urges people not to normalise discourse targeting foreigners in Senegal. In an opinion piece carried by Xibaaru, he distinguishes the fight against xenophobia from border controls and the enforcement of residency rules.The week in Africa
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