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Togo

Closing the digital divide, expanding meaningful connectivity, and advancing digital education and workforce participation.

Location in the world

Togo

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Population (2024)
8,406,558
Total area
56,785 km²
Area in square miles
21,924.8 mi²
Coastline
56 km
Base map adapted from Wikimedia Commons. Population: World Bank (2024); geography: CIA World Factbook.

National digital inclusion context

A portfolio-based view of access, capability, and outcomes.

This profile organizes the initiatives directly connected to Togo in the global research inventory. It follows the study's country-profile framework: national context, broadband infrastructure, inclusion practices, education and workforce connections, implementation actors, and intended contribution.

The documented portfolio emphasizes Fiber / Fixed Broadband Infrastructure, Last-Mile / Access Infrastructure, Institutional / School Connectivity Infrastructure, Fiber/Fiber Optic, Digital Identity / e-ID. The profile treats infrastructure, affordability, capability, institutions, support, and outcomes as an interconnected system.

Portfolio pattern

What the documented response contains.

Counts reflect source-workbook tags. One initiative may appear in multiple infrastructure or technology categories.

Infrastructure and access

  1. Fiber / Fixed Broadband Infrastructure5
  2. Last-Mile / Access Infrastructure5
  3. Institutional / School Connectivity Infrastructure4
  4. Telecommunications / Broadband Infrastructure4
  5. Backbone / Backhaul / Middle-Mile Infrastructure2

Specific technologies

  1. Fiber/Fiber Optic5
  2. Digital Identity / e-ID3
  3. Biometrics2
  4. 2G/GSM1
  5. 3G1

Intervention classification

  1. Infrastructure and Specific Technology7
  2. Infrastructure only6
  3. Neither explicitly identified5
  4. Specific Technology only3
  5. K-12 Digital Skills + Robotics + AI + Gender Inclusion1

Education and workforce

Connectivity becomes consequential through participation.

5 initiatives explicitly connect to education, K–12, or college/university contexts, and 4 connect to workforce development. Other investments may enable these outcomes indirectly.

Access

Networks, service availability, devices, and connection quality.

Capability

Skills, confidence, accessibility, navigation, and support.

Participation

Education, work, health, government, and civic opportunity.

Sustainability

Governance, operations, maintenance, funding, and learning.

Project and initiative portfolio

22 documented records

Every directly tagged record is shown with details and supporting URLs preserved from the research workbook.

01

Broadband mapping / infrastructure transparency

ARCEP FTTH Network Mapping Project

Procurement 2025–2026; implementation planned · Togo
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Status / periodProcurement 2025–2026; implementation plannedLocationTogoPopulationRegulator, operators, policymakers and underserved communitiesOrganizationsARCEP Togo

Creates an evidence base for identifying fiber coverage gaps and coordinating future expansion.

Activities and approach: National FTTH mapping; geospatial inventory; regulatory planning

Fiber / Fixed Broadband InfrastructureInfrastructure Planning / Mapping / FundingFTTHFiber/Fiber Optic
02

Service quality / coverage transparency

ARCEP National Mobile Network Quality-of-Service Measurement Center

Operational · Togo
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Status / periodOperationalLocationTogoPopulationMobile users and underserved localitiesOrganizationsARCEP Togo

Monitors network presence and quality so coverage gaps and service failures can be identified and operators held accountable.

Activities and approach: Near-real-time 2G/3G/4G monitoring; coverage presence; QoS alerts; public reporting

Mobile / Wireless Infrastructure4G/LTE3G2G/GSM
03

National backhaul infrastructure

Digital Acceleration Project - Backhaul Network Deployment

Active subcomponent of P179138 · National backbone/backhaul routes
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Status / periodActive subcomponent of P179138LocationNational backbone/backhaul routesPopulationOperators, public institutions and communities relying on last-mile servicesOrganizationsGovernment of Togo; World Bank

Strengthens high-capacity backhaul needed to extend reliable broadband beyond profitable urban areas.

Activities and approach: Backhaul network deployment; fiber/high-capacity transport.

Fiber / Fixed Broadband InfrastructureBackbone / Backhaul / Middle-Mile InfrastructureLast-Mile / Access InfrastructureFiber/Fiber Optic
04

Last-mile broadband

Digital Acceleration Project - Expanding Last-Mile Connectivity

Active subcomponent of P179138 · Underserved communities and public institutions
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Status / periodActive subcomponent of P179138LocationUnderserved communities and public institutionsPopulationHouseholds, businesses and public institutions lacking adequate broadbandOrganizationsGovernment of Togo; World Bank

Extends broadband from backhaul infrastructure to end users, including underserved locations and institutions.

Activities and approach: Last-mile connectivity; broadband access; private-sector leverage.

Backbone / Backhaul / Middle-Mile InfrastructureLast-Mile / Access Infrastructure
05

Health-facility broadband

Digital Acceleration Project – Fiber Connectivity for Health Facilities

2024–ongoing · Health facilities nationwide
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Status / period2024–ongoingLocationHealth facilities nationwidePopulationPatients, health workers and communitiesOrganizationsMinistry of Digital Economy and Digital Transformation; World Bank

Connects health facilities to reliable broadband to improve digital health and administrative access.

Activities and approach: Climate-resilient fiber; institutional broadband; last-mile connectivity

Fiber / Fixed Broadband InfrastructureLast-Mile / Access InfrastructureInstitutional / School Connectivity InfrastructureFiber/Fiber Optic
Workforce
06

School broadband

Digital Acceleration Project – Fiber Connectivity for Schools

2024–ongoing · Schools nationwide
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Status / period2024–ongoingLocationSchools nationwidePopulationStudents, teachers and surrounding communitiesOrganizationsMinistry of Digital Economy and Digital Transformation; World Bank

Targets education institutions with fiber connectivity as part of national broadband expansion.

Activities and approach: Climate-resilient fiber; institutional broadband; last-mile connectivity

Fiber / Fixed Broadband InfrastructureLast-Mile / Access InfrastructureInstitutional / School Connectivity InfrastructureFiber/Fiber Optic
EducationK–12
07

Local-government broadband

Digital Acceleration Project – Fiber Connectivity for Town Halls

2024–ongoing · Town halls/mairies
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Status / period2024–ongoingLocationTown halls/mairiesPopulationResidents and local administrationsOrganizationsMinistry of Digital Economy and Digital Transformation; World Bank

Extends broadband to decentralized local-government service points beyond Lomé.

Activities and approach: Climate-resilient fiber; municipal connectivity; local-government service access

Fiber / Fixed Broadband InfrastructureFiber/Fiber Optic
08

Inclusive digital identity

e-ID Togo Inclusive Registration Without Prior Identity Documents

Implementation design / rollout feature · Fixed and mobile enrollment centres
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Status / periodImplementation design / rollout featureLocationFixed and mobile enrollment centresPopulationPeople lacking birth certificates, ID cards or other formal proofOrganizationsAgence Nationale d’Identification

Prevents the identity system itself from excluding undocumented people by permitting witness-based registration.

Activities and approach: Two-witness enrollment; fixed/mobile centers; free registration

Digital Identity / e-ID
09

Digital identity / inclusion

e-ID Togo National Biometric Identification Rollout

Pilot/POC completed; national deployment pathway through 2026 · Togo
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Status / periodPilot/POC completed; national deployment pathway through 2026LocationTogoPopulationAll citizens and residents, including people without conventional identity documentsOrganizationsAgence Nationale d’Identification; Government of Togo; World Bank WURI

Creates a free government-recognized unique identity unlocking access to education, health, social protection and finance.

Activities and approach: Biometric enrollment; Unique Identification Number; QR credential; central identity database; authentication

Digital Identity / e-IDBiometrics
Education
10

Digital identity platform testing

e-ID Togo Registration Platform Proof of Concept

Pilot tested nationally; 2023–2025 validation phase · Grand Lomé, Maritime, Plateaux and Centrale
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Status / periodPilot tested nationally; 2023–2025 validation phaseLocationGrand Lomé, Maritime, Plateaux and CentralePopulationPilot registrants and future national e-ID usersOrganizationsAgence Nationale d’Identification; World Bank WURI

Tests end-to-end registration, biometric capture and number generation before nationwide deployment.

Activities and approach: Enrollment platform; fingerprints; iris; demographic capture; UIN generation

Digital Identity / e-IDBiometrics
11

Digital payments / public-service affordability

Integrated Mobile-Money and Card Payments on the Public Service Portal

Operational · service-public.gouv.tg
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Status / periodOperationalLocationservice-public.gouv.tgPopulationCitizens and businesses paying government fees remotelyOrganizationsGovernment of Togo; payment providers

Allows end-to-end transactions without cash or an in-person payment counter.

Activities and approach: Flooz; TMoney; Visa; Mastercard integration

12

Youth digital skills; coding; robotics; AI literacy; gender inclusion

Lomé Digital School Summer Camp

Operating July 2026 · Lomé
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Status / periodOperating July 2026LocationLoméPopulationChildren, including girls and children from low-income familiesOrganizationsLomé Digital SchoolFundingProgramme funding not stated; grants offered to children from low-income families

Provides hands-on access to coding, robotics and AI for children who may otherwise lack early exposure to advanced digital learning.

Activities and approach: Coding lessons; robot building; AI/web activities; low-income grants; girls-in-STEM emphasis

Digital Learning LabEnd-User DevicesRobotics kitscoding environments
Rédaction Africanews; Steven Midjola. (2026-07-09). Lomé summer camp teaches Togo's children to code and build robots - Africa News. Africanews. https://www.africanews.com/2026/07/09/lome-summer-camp-teaches-togos-children-to-code-and-build-robots/Open supporting source ↗
13

Consumer empowerment / broadband quality transparency

myPerf by ARCEP Consumer Internet Measurement Tool

Operational · Online/mobile users
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Status / periodOperationalLocationOnline/mobile usersPopulationFixed and mobile internet subscribersOrganizationsARCEP Togo

Lets users measure their own connection quality and strengthens data-driven consumer choice and regulatory oversight.

Activities and approach: User-initiated internet performance testing; fixed/mobile quality metrics

14

Institutional broadband

Togo Digital Acceleration – 8,000 Public Institution Broadband Connections

2024–ongoing · About 8,000 public institutions
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Status / period2024–ongoingLocationAbout 8,000 public institutionsPopulationCitizens, students, patients and public servantsOrganizationsGovernment of Togo; World Bank

Connects public institutions at scale and anchors broadband expansion into surrounding communities.

Activities and approach: Broadband connections

Last-Mile / Access InfrastructureInstitutional / School Connectivity Infrastructure
Education
15

Resilient broadband

Togo Digital Acceleration – Climate-Resilient Connectivity Standards

2024–ongoing · Nationwide
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Status / period2024–ongoingLocationNationwidePopulationUsers in climate-exposed areasOrganizationsGovernment of Togo; World Bank

Improves resilience and energy efficiency of digital infrastructure.

Activities and approach: Climate-resilient network guidelines

Telecommunications / Broadband Infrastructure
16

Digital entrepreneurship

Togo Digital Acceleration – Digital Entrepreneurship and Institutional Investment

2024–ongoing · Startup ecosystem
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Status / period2024–ongoingLocationStartup ecosystemPopulationEntrepreneurs and digital firmsOrganizationsGovernment of Togo; World Bank; IFC

Strengthens the entrepreneurial ecosystem and improves access to institutional investment.

Activities and approach: Startup/enterprise finance

Workforce
17

Digital skills

Togo Digital Acceleration – Digital Skills and Employability

2024–ongoing · Targeted population groups
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Status / period2024–ongoingLocationTargeted population groupsPopulationJob seekers and underserved groupsOrganizationsGovernment of Togo; World Bank; IFC

Builds skills linked to employability and productive use of connectivity.

Activities and approach: Digital-skills training

EducationWorkforce
18

Broadband access

Togo Digital Acceleration – One Million New or Improved Internet Users

2024–ongoing · Nationwide underserved areas
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Status / period2024–ongoingLocationNationwide underserved areasPopulationMore than one million peopleOrganizationsGovernment of Togo; World Bank

Expands direct access to new or improved Internet service.

Activities and approach: Broadband infrastructure

Telecommunications / Broadband Infrastructure
19

National broadband and digital inclusion

Togo Digital Acceleration Project (P179138)

Active; approved Dec. 2024 · National
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Status / periodActive; approved Dec. 2024LocationNationalPopulationPublic institutions, households, businesses, learners and entrepreneursOrganizationsGovernment of Togo; World Bank

Expands affordable, climate-resilient broadband while improving digital skills and entrepreneurship.

Activities and approach: Broadband; skills; entrepreneurship; public-institution connectivity.

Institutional / School Connectivity Infrastructure
EducationWorkforce
20

Unified digital public services

Transactional National Public Service Portal

Operational / progressively expanded · service-public.gouv.tg
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Status / periodOperational / progressively expandedLocationservice-public.gouv.tgPopulationCitizens and businesses inside and outside TogoOrganizationsGovernment of Togo

Moves the government portal from information-only to transactional services with online applications and tracking.

Activities and approach: Citizen/business accounts; online procedures; tracking; document history

21

Wholesale broadband infrastructure

WARCIP Carrier-Neutral Colocation Data Centre (Carrier Hotel)

Implemented / financed under WARCIP additional financing · Lomé / national wholesale market
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Status / periodImplemented / financed under WARCIP additional financingLocationLomé / national wholesale marketPopulationISPs, operators, businesses and downstream internet usersOrganizationsGovernment of Togo; World Bank; WARCIP

Creates a neutral exchange/colocation point for international bandwidth purchase and resale, intended to lower wholesale connectivity costs.

Activities and approach: Carrier-neutral data centre; colocation; international bandwidth resale.

Data Center / Cloud InfrastructureTelecommunications / Broadband InfrastructureData Center/Centre
22

International and national broadband infrastructure

West Africa Regional Communications Infrastructure Program (WARCIP-Togo)

Implemented / additional financing 2021 · National and regional
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Status / periodImplemented / additional financing 2021LocationNational and regionalPopulationInternet users, operators, businesses and public institutionsOrganizationsGovernment of Togo; World Bank

Expanded geographic broadband coverage, strengthened wholesale capacity and reduced international connectivity costs.

Activities and approach: Broadband infrastructure; wholesale market; regulatory reforms; international capacity.

Submarine / International Cable InfrastructureTelecommunications / Broadband Infrastructure

Evidence boundary

Read the portfolio as a starting point, not a final verdict.

Project records document interventions and intended contributions; they do not alone prove nationwide coverage, causal impact, or durable closure.

Profiles will deepen as national statistics, policy documents, evaluations, and implementation evidence are incorporated. Source links allow inspection of underlying evidence.

Evidence and contextProfile Sources

These sources support the country-level demographic, geographic, and connectivity context. Sources tied to individual projects remain with their project records and are not repeated here.

  1. Central Intelligence Agency. (n.d.). Togo. The World Factbook. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/togo/
  2. International Telecommunication Union. (n.d.). ITU DataHub: Country ICT data. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://datahub.itu.int/
  3. World Bank. (n.d.). Individuals using the Internet (% of population): Togo. World Development Indicators. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/IT.NET.USER.ZS?locations=TG
  4. World Bank. (n.d.). Population, total: Togo. World Development Indicators. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL?locations=TG

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