AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoWorld Bank Deal for Togo: World Bank MD Anna Bjerde visited Togo and discussed priorities focused on jobs for youth, backed by new financing agreements worth about $429m for transport, electrification, natural gas, lagging regions, and digital ID, plus work on coastal protection and the Port of Lomé. Regional Security at ECOWAS: West African leaders, including Togo’s Faure Gnassingbé, gathered in Lungi, Sierra Leone for the 69th ECOWAS summit, with focus on peace and security, governance, integration, trade, infrastructure, and sustainable development. Cross-Border Drug Crackdown: Nigeria’s NDLEA reported major seizures of 1.63 million tramadol pills in two Kano-bound trailers linked to a Togo–Benin–Nigeria syndicate, arresting drivers and tying the haul to earlier interceptions. Togo’s Industry Leadership: SNPT CEO Abalo Michel Kezie highlighted efforts to modernize phosphate extraction and expand local value through equipment renewal and stronger processing. Cotton Sector Spotlight: Nana Adam Nanfamé was profiled for decades of work modernizing Togo’s cotton value chain, including reforms at NSCT.
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