Moody’s: Togo’s participation in DSSI poses risks for private sector

Private sector players advised joining politics.

After the Togo-EU Economic forum, Ronke Amoni-Ogunsulire expects that the country's brand will improve, and attendees will leave with new knowledge of its development. CNBC Africa's Christy Cole caught up with her on the side-lines of the forum for a chat on what the country's next steps should be.

As the 13th annual conference of the Nigerian Bar Association's Section on Business Law winds to a close, the Chairman of the conference planning committee, Adeoye Adefulu, says a communique containing recommendations from the conference will be issued to the Nigerian government and its economic management team.

Every year in Togo, the sea nibbles more than 2 meters of coastline and up to 10 meters in some parts of the coast. Coastal erosion affects all of West Africa and is distorting Togo's landscape and driving out fishing communities.

Meeting migrant children in Togo who dream of a better life

President of the International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC), Peter Maurer says the Red Cross is experimenting with private sector partnerships for more impact. According to the International Red Cross Chief, while traditional humanitarianism is important in short term emergency, long term protracted conflicts, especially in Africa, demand a different strategy. To discuss this and more, President of the International Committee of Red Cross, Peter Maurer joins CNBC Africa's Christy Cole for more.

An African success story: Togo's princesses of wax print

The 25th edition of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group has ended in Abuja with an agenda for competitive private sector.

Togolese have cast their votes following protests in 2017 and 2018 against President Faure Gnassingbe's rule. Last year, Gnassingbe reformed the West African nation's constitution so he could lead until 2030.

Incumbent candidate Faure Gnassingbé has won his fourth presidential term. Both the president and challenger Agbeyome Kodjo had previously declared victory.

Preliminary result from Togo’s Electoral Commission shows the country’s President, Faure Gnassingbe, with a strong lead of 72 per cent of the vote. Samson Itodo, Executive Director of Yiaga Africa, an organization that monitors election in Sub-Saharan Africa joins CNBC Africa for more.

The Togolese government is taking part in the G-20 Debt Service Suspension Initiative, which suspends payments to bilateral Paris Club creditors from the first of May till the end of the year 2020. Ratings Agency, Moody’s says Togo’s participation in the initiative offers short term liquidity relief but poses risks for the private sector. Lucie Villa, Vice President and Senior Credit Officer at Moody’s joins CNBC Africa for more.