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Togo

India and Togo have cordial bilateral relations. India recognized the Togolese Republic since it attained Independence in 1960. India is among the top trading partners of Togo. Togo is one of the beneficiaries of the Duty-Free Trade Preference scheme.

Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation Programme celebrated in Togo

Recognizing the importance of capacity building as one of the key engagements of the partnership

Two Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation candidates from Post Department of Togo getting their training completion certificates at Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), Mohali

Ambassador interacted with beneficiaries of a project at Fazao-Malfakassa National Park funded by Government of India through India-UN Fund for Development Partnership. Local villagers briefed how the project is helping preserve biodiversity & provide alternative livelihood means

Cooperation to tackle the challenge of COVID-19 Pandemic

Government of India has supplied 156,000 doses Covid-19 vaccine (Covid shield) to Togo under Covax scheme in March 2021 to fight against Covid-19.

Capacity Building & Other Exchanges

India offers training in human resource development under the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) programme.
276 officials from Togo have been trained under the ITEC programme in the last 15 years.
In the year 2022-23, Togo has utilized 9 ITEC slots.
Prior to 2022-23, 12 ICCR scholarships were utilized by Togo.

Development Cooperation (Grants/ LoCs/ Assistance)

India has extended a total of 7 LoCs [including 2 LoCs extended through ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID)] amounting to US $ 193.14 million to Togo covering sectors of Power, Health and Agriculture.
Projects under two LoCs (including one LoC through EBID) are under various stages of implementation in the Power sector.
Projects under five LoCs have been completed in sectors of Power, Health and Agriculture.
In July 2019, a project to promote biodiversity friendly livelihoods in the Fazao-Malfakassa National Park (North-Togo), funded by the Government of India through the India-UN Development Partnership Fund for US $1 million, was launched in Lome.
The project was implemented by UNESCO and got completed in September 2022.
The project consisted of setting up a biosphere reserve around the Fazao-Malfakassa National Park.
The project, reflects the dynamism of South-South Cooperation, and aimed at preserving biodiversity and catering to the problems of deforestation, land degradation and the decline of agricultural production.
India has provided economic assistance to Togo in the form of tractors (60), water pump, sewing machine, ambulance, transport vehicles, corn-grinding machine etc.
On the request from Togolese Government, India extended grant assistance that included supply of indelible ink in 2002 for the elections held in Togo.
India rendered humanitarian assistance in the form of medicines to ameliorate the suffering of the victims of the floods in 2008;
Togolese Government approached India for support in organizing the AU Maritime Security Summit in Lome to be held in October 2016 with an assistance of US $100,000 was extended.