Alohou Papa stands in the middle of the bustling market in Togoville and blows hard on a bright red whistle to catch everyone's attention. Every Saturday, Togoville, a village some 65 kilometres (40 ...

The pandemic has been tough for Eric Dossekpli. The 49-year-old farmer from Anfoin Avele, a town in the west African country of Togo, had trouble selling his peanuts, black-eyed peas, maize and ...

The International Development Association's (IDA) first financing of the Social Safety Net and Basic Services project (FSB), in the amount of $29 million, enabled more than 60,000 households, ...

Using machine learning to parse through mobile phone data, researchers could quickly identify those living on less than $1.25 per day, and target them for direct cash transfers. Governments and ...

Female beneficiaries from the Sigbenga village in the Savanes Region. Madame Boukay Omorou is at the center of the photo with the face mask. Photo Credits, Youth employment; EJV project; FoDA; Income ...

The Togo Economic Outlook report, published in September 2024, presents recent developments and prospects for growth and poverty reduction, as well as the main risks and priorities to accelerate ...

In a recent study published in the journal Nature, researchers developed and evaluated an approach that used machine-learning algorithms to analyze mobile phone and satellite data to estimate poverty.

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved a 42-month arrangement under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) for Togo. The arrangement will provide financing of SDR 293.60 ...

Togo wanted to distribute millions of dollars to its citizens in dire straits. There was just one daunting problem: How could it identify the... The Pandemic Pushed This Farmer Into Deep Poverty. Then ...