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Motivated Workforce and Investor-Friendly Policies Make Togo Stand Out –Charlie Komar
Togo First
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(Togo First) - The image was striking. An American business leader sat before Togolese authorities, declaring confidence in a country where his group had never before established an industrial presence. On Wednesday, June 18, Charlie Komar, CEO of...
World Refugee Day: World Vision Ghana advocates empathy for refugee children
Ghana News Agency
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June 22, 2025
By Philip Tengzu Zini, (UW/R), June 22, GNA – As the world marks World Refugee Day, World Vision Ghana (WVG), a Christian humanitarian organisation, is advocating greater empathy for all refugee children, urging society to recognise their rights...
International Safeguarding Conference: Togolese religious nun encourages open discussion about abuse
Vatican News
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June 22, 2025
This year's International Safeguarding Conference (ISC) "Women of faith, women of strength" at the Pontifical Gregorian University, in Rome, dealt with the topic of women and safeguarding. One of the pioneers in raising awareness of the problem of...
International Conference Calls for Education in Dialogue and Non-Violence
MENAFN
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June 22, 2025
(MENAFN- HWPL) Paris, June 12, 2025 – In a global context marked by social tensions, armed conflicts, and identity fractures, the voice of education has risen, strong and resolute, in support of peace. An international online conference was...
Time to Redesign Global Development Finance
Inter Press Service
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June 23, 2025
Civil Society, Climate Action, Climate Change, Conferences, Development & Aid, Economy & Trade, Education, Environment, Financial Crisis, Food and Agriculture, Gender, Global, Health, Inequality, TerraViva United Nations Opinion Sarah Strack,...
Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS) And Partners Strengthen Ghana's Capacity To Monitor And Report On Women, Peace And Security Commitments Through The Continental Results Framework
MENAFN
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June 21, 2025
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) ABUJA, Nigeria, June 21, 2025/APO Group/ -- The ECOWAS Commission, through its Directorate of Humanitarian and Social Affairs (DHSA), in collaboration with the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection...
Togo: African Development Bank Strengthens Partnership With Civil Society
MENAFN
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June 20, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) The African Development Bank ( ) held its first-ever Civil Society Open Day in Lomé, Togo, on 3 June. The event brought together representatives from the Togolese government, around 30 national and international civil society...
Reps clear Togo varsities of certificate racketeering, to probe Benin Republic
The Cable
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June 20, 2025
The house of representatives has cleared universities in the Republic of Togo of the alleged issuance of fake certificates, following a collaborative probe with diplomatic channels and the ministry of foreign affairs. The lower chamber has,...
Gender Gaps Narrowing in Key Sectors Across Africa
News Central TV
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June 19, 2025
A new report shows many African countries are setting their own priorities on gender equality, especially in political inclusion and legal reform, and in some cases are progressing faster than global averages. The 2025 Global Gender Gap Report by...
Reps clear Togo, probe fake degree syndicate in Benin Republic
Punch
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June 20, 2025
The House of Representatives has exonerated the Republic of Togo of blame in the issuance of fake academic certificates in a controversy that rocked the education sector a few years ago. This is just as the House Committee on Public Petitions has...
Senegal women’s basketball team cancels US training camp after some players have visas denied
CNN
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June 20, 2025
CNN — The Senegal women’s basketball team has had to cancel a training camp it had scheduled in the United States after some members of its squad had their visas denied, the country’s prime minister said on Thursday. Senegalese Prime Minister...
Certificate Scandal: Togo Cleared As House Of Reps Shifts Focus To Benin Republic
Naija News
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June 20, 2025
Naija News reports that this development comes as the House Committee on Public Petitions shifts its investigative spotlight to the Republic of Benin, where a suspected syndicate allegedly operates a thriving certificate forgery ring. Committee...
'More than a third of UAE children' spend over seven hours a day on screens
The National News
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More than one third of children in the UAE spend over seven hours each weekday on screens, according to new research. The findings, published as schools in the country take tougher action to restrict mobile phone use, also highlighted a link...
CSOs Unite in Lagos to Tackle Malnutrition Crisis
News Diary Online
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June 23, 2025
…Call for Increased Government, Donor Support Amidst Mounting Crises Civil society organizations from 22 countries across West and Central Africa, as well as the island nations of Comoros and Madagascar, have reaffirmed their...
Togo: France 24 and RFI suspended for three months / IFJ
The International Federation of Journalists
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The High Authority for Audiovisual and Communication (HAAC), Togo’s broadcast regulator, suspended French broadcasters France 24 and Radio France International (RFI) for three months on 16 June, accusing them of “undermining the stability of...
WiLDAF launches empowerment initiative for women agri-food traders along Ghana-Togo border
Joy FM
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June 19, 2025
In a decisive move to tackle long-standing gender disparities in regional trade, Women in Law and Development in Africa (WiLDAF) – West Africa has launched a bold initiative aimed at empowering women cross-border traders of agri-food products...
Politicians, Academics, Actress: Meet the 15 nominees for ambassadorial roles
GhanaWeb
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June 23, 2025
Exercising his executive powers, President John Dramani Mahama has nominated fifteen individuals to serve as Ambassadors, Consular-Generals, and High Commissioners in his first batch of diplomatic appointments. In a formal letter dated June 10,...
Togo Spends CFA213 Billion on Education in 2024, Boosting Infrastructure and Equity
Togo First
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(Togo First) - Togo invested CFA213 billion in 2024 to implement key projects under its Education Sector Plan (PSE), according to the Ministry of National Education. The update came during a recent progress review session for the national roadmap...
Op-Ed | To Travel or Not to Travel: Navigating U.S. Border During Heightened Immigration Enforcement
AM New York Metro
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June 19, 2025
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Headquarters building in downtown Washington, DC. John M. Chase / Getty Images With increased border scrutiny, many foreign nationals are anxious about traveling to and from the United States. Harris Beach...
West Africa must break trade barriers to unlock $500bn regional potential – says WTO chief Okonjo-Iweala
Sierra Leone Telegraph
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June 23, 2025
Nosakhale Akhimien (Channels TV): Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 June 2025: The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has urged West African leaders to dismantle trade barriers, reduce costs, and think regionally...