AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoRegional Power Debt: Nigeria’s electricity regulator says Togo, Benin and Niger still owe $11.16m for 2025 power supplied under bilateral deals, with only 84.9% of $73.91m paid—raising pressure on cross-border grid payments. ECOWAS Peacekeeping Record: ECOWAS has released four books documenting its peace interventions and lessons learned, including work in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea-Bissau, as the bloc pushes better peacemaking and peacebuilding practices. SCO Summit Attendance: Leaders for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Bishkek on Sept. 1 include Togolese PM Faure Gnassingbé alongside Xi, Putin and Modi, with UN chief António Guterres also expected. Togo Banking Stress: Togolese banks posted a CFAF 20.5bn loss in 2025 after a regulator-ordered cleanup of problem loans, even as income and operating profit rose. Digital Learning for Women: Nigeria’s WhatsApp chatbot “Kemi” is expanding support for reporting and help around technology-facilitated gender-based violence across Nigeria and parts of West Africa, including Togo. Football on TV: DAZN secured LaLiga rights across Sub-Saharan Africa for three seasons, bringing all 380 matches per season to fans in the region. Sports (Women’s Handball): Ghana’s Black Fingers depart for an IHF Zone III tournament in Burkina Faso, with Togo among the teams they’ll face.
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