By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Icilomé
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.
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Togo’s President of the Council, Faure Gnassingbé, has outlined three priorities for developing the maritime economy: securing maritime areas, increasing value creation and strengthening marine knowledge and technologies. He also wants to turn the port of Lomé into a productive engine, according to Focusinfos.
🇹🇬 Togo · Source: Focusinfos ·
Togo’s President of the Council, Faure Gnassingbé, supports Xiamen’s bid to host the secretariat of the BBNJ agreement on marine biodiversity in the high seas. The move would strengthen scientific cooperation and developing countries’ participation, according to remarks reported by Chinese media.
🇹🇬 Togo · Source: Icilomé ·
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé, President of Togo’s Council of Ministers, have agreed to elevate China-Togo relations to a community with a shared future for a new era. At their meeting in Beijing, they discussed strengthening political and economic cooperation, including in new energy and digital technology, according to CGTN.
🇹🇬 Togo · Source: IOL ·
The University of Lomé, the National Polytechnic School and ENSI alumni paid tribute to Professor Bedja Koffi-Sa, who headed the school for 16 years, 8 months, 1 day and 40 minutes. The 16 October gathering also addressed the future of engineering training in Togo, according to Icilomé.
🇹🇬 Togo · Source: Icilomé ·
Matar Diène challenges Senegal budget deadlockMatar Diène, president of the Mouvement Initiative citoyenne pour le développement du Sénégal, challenges Ousmane Sonko’s call not to pass the 2026 supplementary and 2027 initial finance bills under certain conditions. In an open letter dated 19 October 2026, he calls for dialogue between the government and MPs to avoid what he says could be an institutional and budgetary deadlock.The week in Africa
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