(Togo First) - The 9th edition of the International Film Festival of Togo (FIFTO) officially opened on Tuesday, April 14, 2026, in Lomé. Scheduled to run through April 18, the event features 33 films, including documentaries and fiction, from several countries.
This edition features a film competition under the theme: “Telling our realities: African cinema in local languages and everyday stories.” Films from Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Cameroon, Gabon, Senegal, France and Togo will be judged by a jury and the public. A non-competitive section includes about ten films from China, Côte d’Ivoire, Mali, Niger and Togo.
Through this 9th edition, Togolese cultural authorities aim to provide a platform for discussion among filmmakers, cinephiles and festival-goers, to help drive the development of an authentic African film industry.
Beyond screenings, masterclasses are planned to encourage exchanges between film professionals and young enthusiasts. A co-production agreement between Togo and Senegal, the guest of honor, will also be signed during the festival.
For the Minister of Tourism, Culture and the Arts, Isaac Tchiakpé, “the seventh art is a tool for popular education, a means of transmitting the realities, struggles and values of a community, especially in societies where orality and imagery play a central role.”
Authorities say FIFTO aims to serve as a hub for exchange to foster sustainable collaboration between Togolese and international film professionals.
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At the fifteenth position, worldwide, and first in Africa, under the Starting a Business index of the 2020 Doing Business ranking, Togo sustains its reformative dynamics with more reforms….
Compared to some years ago when it was one of the lowest rankers under the Doing Business’ Enforcing Contracts indicator, Togo, leveraging many efforts to improve its business climate, was able to jump significantly on the index in the recent years... .
Creation of special chambers of commerce for small debts • Creation of chambers of commerce at the Court of Appeal • Civil and commercial cases now handled by distinct clerks • Establishment of commercial courts in Lomé and Kara • Lawyers and bailiffs now have access to the FORSETI COMMERCIAL platform • A maximum period of 100 days was fixed to settle a commercial dispute .
In comparison to previous years,Togo has significantly improved its ranking under the“Trading across borders” indicator by adopting multiple reforms that focus mainly on the digitization and reduction in delays, for import and export procedures related to import and export.
In comparison to previous years, Togo has significantly improved its ranking on the “Trading across borders” index by adopting multiple reforms that focus mainly on the digitalization and reduction in delays, for import and export procedures related to import and export.
After moving from the 133rd to 127th place under the 2020 Doing Business’ construction permit index, Togo intends to reiterate this feat in the coming edition of the global ranking. To this end, it has introduced this year multiple reforms.
Over the past two years, Togo’s ranking under the Doing Business’ Getting electricity and water indicator has increased consistently. Owing this performance to multiple reforms aimed at making it easier for businesses to access power and water, Lomé plans to introduce even more reforms this year to keep up its improvements.
Out of all the 'Doing Business’ indicators, Property Registration is where Togo has improved the most since 2018. Indeed, after spending years in the lowest part of this ranking, the country now seeks to beat Rwanda which is the best performer on this index in Africa. To do so, Lomé has been introducing many reforms, with the latest batch implemented this year.
From professionalization to digitization, through legislative regulations, Togo’s public procurement framework is constantly being modernized. Several reforms have been implemented to improve the sector much to the benefit of the private sector, which is the focus of the National Development Plan.
To improve its business environment, Togo introduced some important reforms related to the payment of tax and duties. From the replacement of some taxes to the cancellation of others through exemptions, the country has only one objective: offer the most attractive tax framework to investors and economic operators. To achieve this, the authorities relied on digitization.
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