AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoWorld Bank in Togo: Anna Bjerde visited Lomé this week, signing about $429m in new financing for transport, electrification, natural gas, lagging regions and digital ID, while stressing jobs and private-sector-led growth as Togo’s top development priority. Coastal resilience: The visit also covered the Port of Lomé and coastal protection plans under the West Africa Coastal Areas Management Program (WACA). Regional security & drugs: NDLEA says it intercepted 1.63m tramadol pills in two Kano-bound trailers, concealed in fabricated compartments, linked to a Togo–Benin–Nigeria trafficking syndicate; arrests included drivers and an 80-year-old suspect, with additional seizures tied to the same network. ECOWAS summit: West African leaders, including Togo’s Faure Gnassingbé, met in Sierra Leone for the 69th ECOWAS session focused on peace, governance, integration, trade and infrastructure. Climate shock: A new report warns West Africa’s deadly floods were intensified by human-driven climate change, with rapid urban growth worsening impacts on poorer communities.
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