Togo Digital Acceleration Project (WB-P179138)

Countries
  • Togo
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Financial Institutions
  • World Bank (WB)
International, regional and national development finance institutions. Many of these banks have a public interest mission, such as poverty reduction.
Project Status
Approved
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Bank Risk Rating
B
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Voting Date
Dec 18, 2024
Date when project documentation and funding is reviewed by the Board for consideration and approval. Some development banks will state a "board date" or "decision date." When funding approval is obtained, the legal documents are accepted and signed, the implementation phase begins.
Borrower
Government of Togo - Ministry of Digital Economy and Digital Transformation
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Communications
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Investment Type(s)
Loan
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Investment Amount (USD)
$ 100.00 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Project Cost (USD)
$ 110.00 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Bank Documents
Media Documents
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ WB website

Updated in EWS Mar 8, 2025

Disclosed by Bank Jan 4, 2024

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Project Description
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According to the Bank’s website, the objective of this project is to expand access to affordable and climate-resilient broadband connectivity, enhance digital skills and digital entrepreneurship.

This is the first round of financing in a series of projects from the International Development Association to support the Government of Togo in its ambition to use digital technologies as a key lever to accelerate growth, job creation, and competitiveness of priority sectors.

This operation will connect approximately 8,000 public institutions to broadband and provide more than one million people with new or improved Internet access.

In addition, with the collaboration with the International Finance Corporation, the Project will provide financing to strengthen digital skills, improving the employability of key population groups, and boost the entrepreneurial ecosystem, making it more attractive to institutional investors. Investments in climate-resilient connectivity and the development of climate-informed guidelines for the digital sector will strengthen energy efficiency and infrastructure resilience, essential to deploy digital solutions for climate change adaptation and mitigation.

Early Warning System Project Analysis
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The proposed project as a moderate risk operation, since it does not include activities associated with potentially significant or irreversible negative environmental risks and impacts. Key environmental risks will be related to implementation of sub-component 1.2, which is designed to finance the expansion of the affordable and resilient last mile connectivity in selected areas (focusing on connecting households and public facilities including municipalities, health and educational establishments), and sub-component 2.1, which will scale up a Techno Park by equipping appropriate physical facilities for acceleration and incubation services, trainings and workspaces. These risks are related to : (i) disruption of traffic flow and increased traffic safety risks during the construction and/or rehabilitation phase; (ii) disposal and management of excavated material generated from construction activities; (iii) occupational health and safety of workers both during the construction/rehabilitation and operational phases; (iv) destruction of vegetations; (v) water pollution by the waste; (vi) increased level of dust, noise and vibration from moving of construction vehicles and machinery; (vii) accidents at work and traffic, (viii) land conflicts, (ix) sexual exploitation, and abuse/sexual harassment (SEA/SH), and (x) -community health and safety risk.

The social risks of the project are assessed as Moderate at the appraisal stage.

Investment Description
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Proposed credits in the amount of EUR25.8 million (US$28.0 million equivalent - IDA Credit) and EUR66.3 million (US$72.0 million equivalent - IDA Shorter Maturity Loan) from the scale-up window.


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World Bank

Aneliya Muller
Senior Digital Development Specialist

Xavier Stephane Decoster
Senior Digital Development Specialist

Natalija Gelvanovska-Garcia
Senior Digital Development Specialist

Borrower/Client/Recipient

Republic of Togo

Implementing Agencies

Ministry of Digital Economy and Digital Transformation
Kafui Ekouhoho
Director of Digital Togo Agency
kafui.ekouhoho@numerique.gouv.tg

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