Togo in World Bank spotlight: Togo has been moved up into the World Bank’s higher income bracket (low income to lower-middle income), with the jump mainly linked to a revised population estimate after the 2022 census, alongside GDP growth. Agriculture data for better markets: Togo published results from the first phase of the SCORECARD under the West Africa Food System Resilience Program, reviewing trade and farm-market indicators with government, private sector and civil society, and noting where performance is still weak. Digital finance for SMEs: Veefin Solutions and NSIA Group are partnering to expand supply chain finance across five West African markets including Togo, using digital reverse factoring and factoring to speed up working capital for suppliers. Trade tech at ports: Fidelity Bank is pushing for harmonised customs systems and better data to unlock trade—highlighting how AI depends on data quality and calling out fragmented procedures that raise costs for traders importing via Togo and the region. Health tech access (regional): Mercy Ships returned to Ghana with its large civilian hospital ship, offering free surgical care—an example of how mobile, service-based health tech can reach underserved communities. Security and media case: Togolese authorities placed two French filmmakers and their local fixer in pre-trial detention over a documentary shoot in Kara, after equipment and passports were seized.