Aviation & Trade Integration: Lomé will host the African Air Transport Convention & Expo 2026 (15–19 June), with AFCAC and AU partners pushing SAATM implementation and aviation integration, drawing 500+ participants and high-level AfCFTA and AUDA-NEPAD speakers. AfCFTA Implementation: Ethiopia and Togo are reviewing AfCFTA progress under AFIRM, focusing on trade-in-goods bottlenecks and turning data into actionable reforms for businesses. Banking Returns in Lomé: Ecobank shareholders in Lomé approved a $40m dividend for 2025 (first since 2022) after record 2025 results, while regulators also cleared Bosquet’s acquisition of Nedbank’s Ecobank stake. Electricity Access Tracking: AfDB launched Mission 300’s MapAfrica tracker to monitor electricity expansion across Africa, highlighting projects including Togo and the CLSG interconnection. Togo Agribusiness Support: ADTPME opened applications to back 50 agro-industrial SMEs, and Togo’s coffee/cocoa committee distributed 398,240 seedlings to revive plantations and exports. Aquaculture Finance: AED and the EU set up a 1-million-euro revolving fund (about 655m CFA) to help IFAD-Aquaculture graduates launch fish-farming businesses. Tax & Business Climate: Togo’s OTR set a 2026 revenue target of 1,338.9bn CFA and is holding a Lomé tax forum on whether taxpayers see compliance as civic duty or disillusionment. Visa-Free Momentum: Togo and Ghana moved to ease travel for Africans, adding momentum to AfCFTA-era free movement.