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Capital: Lome; GDP growth (annual %) 2016 : 4.9%

Africa’s economic growth in 2016 was driven by East Africa

While the continent’s major economies were hit by the fall in commodity prices in 2016, Africa retained its position as the second-fastest growing continent globally recording an average of 2.2% GDP increase, behind only South Asia, according to the African Development Bank Group (AfDB).

Much of Africa’s increase in 2016, AfDB says, was driven by East Africa where several nations recorded “strong performances.” In general, of the continent’s sub-regions, East Africa posted the highest increase rate with 5.3%, led by Ethiopia.
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Africa property offers rich pickings for the brave

Some property pundits believe there are major opportunities for investors or companies on the continent.

While most pundits will acknowledge that the saying “Africa is not for sissies” rings authentic at the same time as it comes to property investment , some commentators believe that there are major opportunities for investors on the continent.
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Bill Gates sees US likely to maintain aid levels for Africa

The US will probably maintain its current levels of aid to Africa despite President Donald Trump’s proposals to slash funding, according to Bill Gates, the world’s richest man.

Trump said in May his government would no longer allocate funding for family planning, a move that has the potential to undermine aid programs in the poorest nations in the world. However, with Congress in control of the budget, it’s unlikely that all cuts proposed by the Trump government will go ahead next year, Gates said in an interview in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania’s commercial capital.
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Key Facts: Full name: Togolese Republic
Population: 6.8 million (UN, 2010)
Area: 56,785 sq km (21,925 sq miles)
Major languages: French (official), local languages
Major religions: Indigenous beliefs, Christianity, Islam
Life expectancy: 56 years (men), 59 years (women) (UN)
Monetary unit: 1 CFA (Communaute Financiere Africaine) franc = 100 centimes
Main exports: Cocoa, phosphates, coffee, cotton
GNI per capita: US $490 (World Bank, 2010)
Internet domain: .tg
International dialling code: +228

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Africa's Relationship With China Is Ancient History
2017/07/02
In 2002 South Africa's Parliament unveiled a digital reproduction of a map - of China, the Middle East and Africa - that some speculated could be the initial map of the African continent. The Da Ming Hun Yi Tu - the Comprehensive Map of the Great Ming Empire - was drawn up around 1389 during the Ming Dynasty, according to historian Hyunhee Park.

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Climate change laws around the world
2017/05/14
There has been a 20-fold increase in the number of global climate change laws since 1997, according to the most comprehensive database of relevant policy and legislation.

The database, produced by the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment and the Sabin Center on Climate Change Law, includes more than 1,200 relevant policies across 164 countries, which account for 95% of global greenhouse gas emissions.

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Classroom at the rural primary school Ecole Keur Madaro near Thies, Senegal.
2016/05/28
Over the last 15 years, West African governments and the international community have been successful at expanding access to primary schooling and from presently on, a ground-breaking regional learning assessment has revealed that the quality of education has remained elusive. The majority of children surveyed were not acquiring the basic literacy and math skills that are crucial for building human capital in the region.

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Edoh Kossi Amenounve is chief executive of the Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilières.
2014/01/14
Francophone west Africa’s regional stock exchange, the BRVM, suffers from low turnover and a lack of listings. But its chief executive tells Paul Wallace he is determined to change that and bring about closer ties with Nigeria and Ghana’s stock markets.

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Free, fair, credible elections in West Africa
2013/10/23
The ECOWAS Commission is irrevocably committed to working for free, equitable and credible elections in Member States with a view to entrenching democracy, good governance and facilitating regional integration and development, the President of the Commission, Kadre Desire Ouedraogo, has said.

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Africa: Making Things Happen at the Bank - 'Not a Talk Shop' - Akin Adesina
2017/07/02
Dr. Akinwumi Adesina is focusing on five areas to achieve the African and world goals for a prosperous continent since becoming president of the African Development Bank - Africa's major public financial institution in September 2015. He was a keynote speaker at this month's Corporate Council on Africa's U.S.- Africa Business Summit in Washington D.C. and moderated a lively panel with five African government ministers. He as well received the Gene White Lifetime Succcess Award from the World Child Nutrition Foundation. This week, he was named the 2017 recipient of the World Food Prize, a prestigious honor that includes a $250,000 award. In an interview in Washington, DC, Adesina discussed the Development Bank's ambitious schedule and his vision for attracting the increase capital Africa needs. Posting questions for AllAfrica was Noluthando Crockett-Ntonga.

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2013, friendship and cooperation between the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Togo
2015/10/06
In 2013, friendship and cooperation between the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Togo grew smoothly. Practical cooperation in various fields made steady evolution.

Political mutual trust between the two nations went deeper. In March, Togo's President Faure Essozimna Gnassignbe sent a congratulatory message to President Xi Jinping on his election. Speaker of Togo's parliament Abass Bonfoh sent messages of congratulations to NPC Chairman Zhang Dejiang and CPPCC Chairman Yu Zhengsheng respectively on their new positions. Togo's Minister of National for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Elliott Qhin sent a congratulatory message to Wang Yi on becoming China's foreign minister.

In September, NPC Chairman Zhang Dejiang sent a message of congratulations to Dama Dramani on taking up the post as national parliament speaker. Premier Li Keqiang sent a message of congratulations to Prime Minister Kwesi Séléagodji Ahoomey-Zunu on starting a second term. Foreign Minister Wang Yi sent a congratulatory message to Robert Dussey on becoming minister of foreign affairs and cooperation.

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Outlook for 2015-17
2015/10/05
The country (Togo) is situated in Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Benin, between Ghana and Benin. It has borders with Benin for 644km, Burkina Faso for 126km and Ghana for 877km.

The climate is tropical, hot and humid in south and semiarid in the north. Togolese (singular and plural) speak French (official and the language of commerce), Ewe and Mina (the major African languages in the south), Kabye (sometimes spelled Kabiye) and Dagomba (the major African languages in the north).

Outlook for 2015-17

GDP grew by an estimated 5.5% in 2014, and is projected to grow by 5.7% in 2015 and 5.9% in 2016, thanks to investment in economic infrastructure and agricultural reforms. The new Scantogo-Mines industrial complex will begin large-scale limestone mining in 2015 to produce clinker and cement locally.

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