Togo looks set to secure USD200 million from the World Bank to boost internet access and its electricity grid, as part of the Improved Digital Access and Electricity Access Project (IDEA), according to newspaper Togo First. If realised, the financing deal would be the west African nation’s biggest to date from the Bank and according...
This agreement follows a similar partnership recently signed between Togo and Benin. It is the result of months of consultations between regulators from both parties and representatives of MTN, Vodafone, Moov Africa, Airtel and Togocel in particular. Togo signed a Free Roaming memorandum of understanding with Ghana at the beginning of the month. The signing took place...
Ghana and Ivory Coast are the first two countries to have implemented the ECOWAS directive on mobile roaming. They also pledged to inspire other members of the community to do the same. Ghana has already signed a memorandum of understanding with Togo to this effect. The Regulatory Authority for Electronic Communications and Posts of Togo (ARCEP Togo)...
The Togolese regulator is showing more than ever its determination to provide users of telecommunications services in the country with quality services. The sanctions it applied in 2022 to offending operators brought in 4 billion FCFA . In Togo, the Regulatory Authority for Electronic Communications and Posts (ARCEP) will acquire a mobile frequency control station, as part of...
Togo also wants to simplify the royalty regime, another source of revenue for ARCEP. On April 5, 2023, the Council of Ministers adopted a draft decree to this effect to facilitate the work of the regulator. In Togo, the Electronic Communications and Postal Regulatory Authority brought in 4 billion FCFA to the state coffers during the...
The Togolese mobile telephony market is disputed between Togo Cellulaire and Moov Africa. These two operators are regularly called to order by the telecoms regulator for non-compliance with regulatory thresholds for quality and coverage of services. The portability of telephone numbers will be effective in Togo by the end of 2023. Kadiri Ouro-Agoro, legal and consumer...
The Togolese regulator is stepping up coercive initiatives to encourage operators to provide better quality services to populations. In June 2022, Togocel was fined around $3.7 million. The Regulatory Authority for Electronic Communications and Posts (ARCEP) announced on Wednesday, May 31, that it had given notice to Moov Africa Togo and Togocel for non-compliance with regulatory...
Togo’s Regulatory Authority for Electronic Communications and Posts (Autorite de Regulation des Communications Electroniques et des Postes, ARCEP) has selected Dutch solution provider Porting XS to implement mobile number portability (MNP) in the western African nation. The decision was made public at an event in Lome on 7 April. According to the schedule agreed with Togolese...
Cina LawsonCina Lawson, the Minister of Digital Economy and Transformation of Togo welcomed David Malpass, President of The World Bank, to the landing station of Google’s Equiano submarine cable in Togo this week. Alongside Prime Minister Victoire Tomegah Dogbé and members of the Gouvernement Togolais, they had the opportunity to showcase this that is helping revolutionize Togo’s digital landscape. With Equiano’s activation on the horizon, we are...
Togocom has announced the successful deployment of its 1,000th mobile site in Kegue, a district of the capital Lome, which it claims marks the culmination of a three-year digitalisation programme in the country. Over that period, the company said it has extended and densified its 4G networks, launched 5G services, and deployed fibre-optic services in...
