AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoMalaria Fight in Togo: Togo has started a nationwide free distribution of 5,658,350 insecticide-treated mosquito nets, following a door-to-door beneficiary census, to cut malaria’s heavy toll (2.1m cases and 993 deaths in 2024). World Bank in Lomé: World Bank Managing Director of Operations Anna Bjerde will visit Togo on July 16–17 to discuss reforms, jobs, logistics corridors, trade and climate resilience, including the Port of Lomé and WACA. Trade Facilitation (Togo–Benin): Togo and Benin are coordinating to remove barriers to cross-border agricultural trade under PRIMA, aiming to boost trade flows by 30%. Coastline Protection: Togo strengthened coastal safeguards with new laws, including tougher penalties for “environmental crime” and a 100-meter buffer zone—implementation is the key challenge. Regional Investment Push: Afreximbank-backed industrial parks in Benin and Togo have attracted over $1bn in investment, reinforcing the shift toward local manufacturing. Security & Smuggling (Nigeria): Nigeria’s Ogun Customs seized contraband worth ₦4.6bn in six months, including 12 tonnes of cannabis linked to a Ghana–Togo–Benin–Nigeria route. Maritime Risk (Togo-flagged ship): A Russian strike in Ukraine’s Odesa region killed three crew on a Togo-flagged fertilizer vessel and injured five, underscoring how conflict reshapes shipping routes.
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