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TOGO AND ITS ECONOMIC POTENTIAL
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Africa is open to business : Togo and its economic potential
Akawaaba productions the video partner of Kusuntu displays a recent documentary on Togo and its economic potential. Togo is the West African country of origin of the village which's name has been endorsed by the Kusuntu Project. The country has undertaken a massive set of reforms to revitalize its economic potential for become a trade and econmic hub between Africa, the American continent as a who
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New Ship Boosts Its Togo's Latest Generation Vessel
Togo's ambitious plan to speed up growth in its $9.5 billion economy by boosting its market share of West Africa's shipping business has seen a major boost with the delivery of a new ship that will enable it to handle more cargoe. CCTV's Uche Okoronkwo with more on the story.
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Togo's Economic Program with the IMF
Togo's Economic Program with the IMF.
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Economy of Togo
Economy of Togo
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Togo Team Video
Togo's Society, Media, Education, Economy, and Politics. Group Project for a research essay on Togo vs. U.S. We touch up a little bit on Togo's history and g...
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Economic Collapse 2015 - 2016 Warning 5 Months Togo! Doomsday | WebTalk Episode 1
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Thailand- Togo Sign MOUs on Academic and Economy
Thailand and Togo have signed three Memorandum of Understandings to promote academic and economic cooperation through bilateral mechanisms.
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Togo's main port getting a Facelift
Togo's main port is undergoing a 650 million dollar expansion and with it boosting the national economy and regional trade links. The port of Lome is already a major trading hub for neighboring land locked countries. And the development is expected to further boost international shipping traffic, especially with the Asian trade sector, looking for better access to West African inland markets
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Cotton in Togo
Cotton, alongside phosphates, may be one of Togo's key export earners playing a strategic role in the country's economy, but this position is rapidly being e...
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Youth, Agro Ecology and Local Economy: A documentary on the 10th CBW in Togo - August 2014
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Life in Togo
Would you like to know more about Togo. Poverty is in Togo indeed.
Looking at the population of Togo, one would have taught that the country would be a home for most children but the reverse is the case. There is economic crisis in Togo, workers are not paid and the traders are not selling. The villagers are most heated because they have many children without any source of income and, therefor
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Entreprendre au XXIème siècle, la parole aux jeunes entrepreneurs - Positive Economy Forum 2014
Aimée Abra tenu, Directrice, STEJ Togo,
Nadine Gonzalez, Présidente, association ModaFusion et Directrice, école casa Geração Vidigal
Claude Grunitzky, Président, True agency et chercheur, MIT,
Neha Juneja, Co-fondatrice et présidente-directrice générale, Greenway Grameen Infra, Frederik Ottesen, Co-fondateur, Little Sun, parlent d'entreprendre au XXIème siècle au Positive Economy Forum 2014
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Foe Togo Chairperson on Biofuels
Mr. AMEGADJE M.Komi links biofuels origin to fossil fuels price increase and says biofuels are not bad thing but we should make sure they do not endanger foo...
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Drought hurting cotton farming yields in Togo
Togo's government says drought could see this season's cotton crop fall short of its target of 200 million tonnes per year. The French speaking West African nation is expected to have a significant drop in the country's modest Gross Domestic Product earner. The Cotton industry in Togo, ranked 45th worldwide in the production of seed cotton and fifth in the West African sub-region, has been hit wit
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LED TOGO ADVERTISING TRUCKS FOR SALE
The best way to advertise. Efficient, Unique, Economy, and the fastest way to sell your products, and brand your company.
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Togo News
The togo news, is a African based news magazines which gives a very good service of latest news from all over the world, like that from the various sectors l...
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Africa - Togo - Voodoo Travel - Jim Rogers World Adventure
Leading economic expert Jim Rogers traveled to 150 countries over 150000 miles in three years - follow his adventures here on FentonReport. In this video Ji...
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Ethiopian Airlines B787 Dreamliner Flight Experience: ET506 Addis Ababa to Lomé
Ethiopian Airlines ET506 flight experience, from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to Lomé, Togo.
Enjoy this Ethiopian Airlines flight from East Africa to West Africa, operated by the state-of-the-art Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft. This 4 hour 51 minutes journey to Lomé will overfly the airspace of Sudan, Central African Republic, Chad, Cameroon, Nigeria, Benin, and onwards to Togo. Snack is served before
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West African Truckers (Documentary)
West African truck drivers spend days, weeks, and sometimes months dealing with corrupt border officials and illegal checkpoints on harrowing delivery trips that should take just a few hours.
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The truck driver holds a mythic stature in American music, from the hayseed hagiographies of Slim Jacobs and Bobby Sykes to the liner notes of Big Black's Songs About Fucking. There aren't as many country
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IDFA 2008 | Trailer | Togo (short)
http://www.idfa.nl/industry/film/togo A depiction of the West African country of Togo, where in the build-up to the 2006 World Cup corruption in soccer becam...
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Ethiopian Airlines Flight Review: ET507 São Paulo to Lomé
Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner review onboard ET507 from São Paulo Guarulhos International Aiport (GRU) to Lomé Gnassingbé Eyadéma International Airport (LFW).
This red-eye flight is a scheduled service from São Paulo to Addis Ababa, with a transit stop in Lomé. Ethiopian Airlines has 5th freedom rights between São Paulo and Lomé, thus this flight provides a crucial link between South
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News clip - SYNATRA visit to FESYTRAT in Togo
From 26th to 27th August 2015, Niger’s National Union of Informal Transport Workers (SYNATRA) made a work visit to Togo’s Federation of Transport Workers (FESYTRAT). The visit was organised as part of SYNATRA's union mentoring programme in West Africa, for the ITF Informal Transport Workers Project.
The subject of this visit was: “Actors in the informal economy are workers with the same rights of
Africa is open to business : Togo and its economic potential
Akawaaba productions the video partner of Kusuntu displays a recent documentary on Togo and its economic potential. Togo is the West African country of origin o...
Akawaaba productions the video partner of Kusuntu displays a recent documentary on Togo and its economic potential. Togo is the West African country of origin of the village which's name has been endorsed by the Kusuntu Project. The country has undertaken a massive set of reforms to revitalize its economic potential for become a trade and econmic hub between Africa, the American continent as a whole - South, Central and North, Europe and the Middle-East.
wn.com/Africa Is Open To Business Togo And Its Economic Potential
Akawaaba productions the video partner of Kusuntu displays a recent documentary on Togo and its economic potential. Togo is the West African country of origin of the village which's name has been endorsed by the Kusuntu Project. The country has undertaken a massive set of reforms to revitalize its economic potential for become a trade and econmic hub between Africa, the American continent as a whole - South, Central and North, Europe and the Middle-East.
- published: 12 Apr 2014
- views: 4012
New Ship Boosts Its Togo's Latest Generation Vessel
Togo's ambitious plan to speed up growth in its $9.5 billion economy by boosting its market share of West Africa's shipping business has seen a major boost with...
Togo's ambitious plan to speed up growth in its $9.5 billion economy by boosting its market share of West Africa's shipping business has seen a major boost with the delivery of a new ship that will enable it to handle more cargoe. CCTV's Uche Okoronkwo with more on the story.
wn.com/New Ship Boosts Its Togo's Latest Generation Vessel
Togo's ambitious plan to speed up growth in its $9.5 billion economy by boosting its market share of West Africa's shipping business has seen a major boost with the delivery of a new ship that will enable it to handle more cargoe. CCTV's Uche Okoronkwo with more on the story.
- published: 23 Jul 2015
- views: 153
Economy of Togo
Economy of Togo
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Economy of Togo
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Economy of Togo
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- published: 30 Dec 2015
- views: 1
Togo Team Video
Togo's Society, Media, Education, Economy, and Politics. Group Project for a research essay on Togo vs. U.S. We touch up a little bit on Togo's history and g......
Togo's Society, Media, Education, Economy, and Politics. Group Project for a research essay on Togo vs. U.S. We touch up a little bit on Togo's history and g...
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Togo's Society, Media, Education, Economy, and Politics. Group Project for a research essay on Togo vs. U.S. We touch up a little bit on Togo's history and g...
Economic Collapse 2015 - 2016 Warning 5 Months Togo! Doomsday | WebTalk Episode 1
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- published: 05 Aug 2015
- views: 154
Thailand- Togo Sign MOUs on Academic and Economy
Thailand and Togo have signed three Memorandum of Understandings to promote academic and economic cooperation through bilateral mechanisms....
Thailand and Togo have signed three Memorandum of Understandings to promote academic and economic cooperation through bilateral mechanisms.
wn.com/Thailand Togo Sign Mous On Academic And Economy
Thailand and Togo have signed three Memorandum of Understandings to promote academic and economic cooperation through bilateral mechanisms.
- published: 16 Feb 2015
- views: 4
Togo's main port getting a Facelift
Togo's main port is undergoing a 650 million dollar expansion and with it boosting the national economy and regional trade links. The port of Lome is already a ...
Togo's main port is undergoing a 650 million dollar expansion and with it boosting the national economy and regional trade links. The port of Lome is already a major trading hub for neighboring land locked countries. And the development is expected to further boost international shipping traffic, especially with the Asian trade sector, looking for better access to West African inland markets
wn.com/Togo's Main Port Getting A Facelift
Togo's main port is undergoing a 650 million dollar expansion and with it boosting the national economy and regional trade links. The port of Lome is already a major trading hub for neighboring land locked countries. And the development is expected to further boost international shipping traffic, especially with the Asian trade sector, looking for better access to West African inland markets
- published: 26 Jun 2015
- views: 123
Cotton in Togo
Cotton, alongside phosphates, may be one of Togo's key export earners playing a strategic role in the country's economy, but this position is rapidly being e......
Cotton, alongside phosphates, may be one of Togo's key export earners playing a strategic role in the country's economy, but this position is rapidly being e...
wn.com/Cotton In Togo
Cotton, alongside phosphates, may be one of Togo's key export earners playing a strategic role in the country's economy, but this position is rapidly being e...
Life in Togo
Would you like to know more about Togo. Poverty is in Togo indeed.
Looking at the population of Togo, one would have taught that the country would be a home...
Would you like to know more about Togo. Poverty is in Togo indeed.
Looking at the population of Togo, one would have taught that the country would be a home for most children but the reverse is the case. There is economic crisis in Togo, workers are not paid and the traders are not selling. The villagers are most heated because they have many children without any source of income and, therefore, parents are willing at any time to give away their children at any cost as domestic servants both in and outside the country.
In Togo, two types of child trafficking exist: internal, and external child trafficking.
Children are given away to wealthier relations who used to benefit from the work by those trusted to them, and who are supposed to take care of the children’s education and upbringing. The families from where the children are coming from believe that they are unburdened, the children will be offered a better future and hope for the intensification of the relationship of the two families, but instead they became cheap manpower in urban households. As a compensation, their parents receive a sum of money or other gifts. The agents receive their own commission. They are used as domestic servants and market vendors in the families where they found themselves and maltreatment is the feature of the working conditions. Most children do not receive wages but the money they receive can’t be equalled to the work they do. Sometimes, children are left to the lender as a pawn for a borrowed sum. They are, sometimes, left in exchange for money to a female or male agents without the parents having the chance to influence his fate after the deal. They are recruited or brought by agents in Togo and taken to Gabon or Nigeria and handed over to the employer they are assigned to. Some of them were employed to be used for prostitution
Immediately, these children are taken away from the parents, their problems start. They face problems of physical abuse, sexual abuse, child labour, and are generally neglected. Most of them lose contact with their parents and relations and when they could not contain the exploitation, they run away to the street and become street children. While on the street, they feel that they have got the freedom, but exploitation continues. They are sexually abused and are targets for those looking for cheap labour. They are faced with worries about their needs: food, shelter, water, clothing, and medical. Their mental reasoning is distorted
wn.com/Life In Togo
Would you like to know more about Togo. Poverty is in Togo indeed.
Looking at the population of Togo, one would have taught that the country would be a home for most children but the reverse is the case. There is economic crisis in Togo, workers are not paid and the traders are not selling. The villagers are most heated because they have many children without any source of income and, therefore, parents are willing at any time to give away their children at any cost as domestic servants both in and outside the country.
In Togo, two types of child trafficking exist: internal, and external child trafficking.
Children are given away to wealthier relations who used to benefit from the work by those trusted to them, and who are supposed to take care of the children’s education and upbringing. The families from where the children are coming from believe that they are unburdened, the children will be offered a better future and hope for the intensification of the relationship of the two families, but instead they became cheap manpower in urban households. As a compensation, their parents receive a sum of money or other gifts. The agents receive their own commission. They are used as domestic servants and market vendors in the families where they found themselves and maltreatment is the feature of the working conditions. Most children do not receive wages but the money they receive can’t be equalled to the work they do. Sometimes, children are left to the lender as a pawn for a borrowed sum. They are, sometimes, left in exchange for money to a female or male agents without the parents having the chance to influence his fate after the deal. They are recruited or brought by agents in Togo and taken to Gabon or Nigeria and handed over to the employer they are assigned to. Some of them were employed to be used for prostitution
Immediately, these children are taken away from the parents, their problems start. They face problems of physical abuse, sexual abuse, child labour, and are generally neglected. Most of them lose contact with their parents and relations and when they could not contain the exploitation, they run away to the street and become street children. While on the street, they feel that they have got the freedom, but exploitation continues. They are sexually abused and are targets for those looking for cheap labour. They are faced with worries about their needs: food, shelter, water, clothing, and medical. Their mental reasoning is distorted
- published: 07 Apr 2015
- views: 16
Entreprendre au XXIème siècle, la parole aux jeunes entrepreneurs - Positive Economy Forum 2014
Aimée Abra tenu, Directrice, STEJ Togo,
Nadine Gonzalez, Présidente, association ModaFusion et Directrice, école casa Geração Vidigal
Claude Grunitzky, Présiden...
Aimée Abra tenu, Directrice, STEJ Togo,
Nadine Gonzalez, Présidente, association ModaFusion et Directrice, école casa Geração Vidigal
Claude Grunitzky, Président, True agency et chercheur, MIT,
Neha Juneja, Co-fondatrice et présidente-directrice générale, Greenway Grameen Infra, Frederik Ottesen, Co-fondateur, Little Sun, parlent d'entreprendre au XXIème siècle au Positive Economy Forum 2014
wn.com/Entreprendre Au Xxième Siècle, La Parole Aux Jeunes Entrepreneurs Positive Economy Forum 2014
Aimée Abra tenu, Directrice, STEJ Togo,
Nadine Gonzalez, Présidente, association ModaFusion et Directrice, école casa Geração Vidigal
Claude Grunitzky, Président, True agency et chercheur, MIT,
Neha Juneja, Co-fondatrice et présidente-directrice générale, Greenway Grameen Infra, Frederik Ottesen, Co-fondateur, Little Sun, parlent d'entreprendre au XXIème siècle au Positive Economy Forum 2014
- published: 07 Oct 2014
- views: 10
Foe Togo Chairperson on Biofuels
Mr. AMEGADJE M.Komi links biofuels origin to fossil fuels price increase and says biofuels are not bad thing but we should make sure they do not endanger foo......
Mr. AMEGADJE M.Komi links biofuels origin to fossil fuels price increase and says biofuels are not bad thing but we should make sure they do not endanger foo...
wn.com/Foe Togo Chairperson On Biofuels
Mr. AMEGADJE M.Komi links biofuels origin to fossil fuels price increase and says biofuels are not bad thing but we should make sure they do not endanger foo...
- published: 07 Sep 2008
- views: 84
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author: adt togo
Drought hurting cotton farming yields in Togo
Togo's government says drought could see this season's cotton crop fall short of its target of 200 million tonnes per year. The French speaking West African nat...
Togo's government says drought could see this season's cotton crop fall short of its target of 200 million tonnes per year. The French speaking West African nation is expected to have a significant drop in the country's modest Gross Domestic Product earner. The Cotton industry in Togo, ranked 45th worldwide in the production of seed cotton and fifth in the West African sub-region, has been hit with an array of problems in recent years..a plummet in exports, low prices, poor weather conditions and many cotton farmers opting for other crops. Cotton, alongside phosphates, is one of Togo's key export earners and plays a strategic role in the country's economy. Farmers say without sufficient rain there's little they can do.
wn.com/Drought Hurting Cotton Farming Yields In Togo
Togo's government says drought could see this season's cotton crop fall short of its target of 200 million tonnes per year. The French speaking West African nation is expected to have a significant drop in the country's modest Gross Domestic Product earner. The Cotton industry in Togo, ranked 45th worldwide in the production of seed cotton and fifth in the West African sub-region, has been hit with an array of problems in recent years..a plummet in exports, low prices, poor weather conditions and many cotton farmers opting for other crops. Cotton, alongside phosphates, is one of Togo's key export earners and plays a strategic role in the country's economy. Farmers say without sufficient rain there's little they can do.
- published: 05 Nov 2015
- views: 70
LED TOGO ADVERTISING TRUCKS FOR SALE
The best way to advertise. Efficient, Unique, Economy, and the fastest way to sell your products, and brand your company....
The best way to advertise. Efficient, Unique, Economy, and the fastest way to sell your products, and brand your company.
wn.com/Led Togo Advertising Trucks For Sale
The best way to advertise. Efficient, Unique, Economy, and the fastest way to sell your products, and brand your company.
- published: 18 Sep 2013
- views: 157
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author: LED togo
Togo News
The togo news, is a African based news magazines which gives a very good service of latest news from all over the world, like that from the various sectors l......
The togo news, is a African based news magazines which gives a very good service of latest news from all over the world, like that from the various sectors l...
wn.com/Togo News
The togo news, is a African based news magazines which gives a very good service of latest news from all over the world, like that from the various sectors l...
Africa - Togo - Voodoo Travel - Jim Rogers World Adventure
Leading economic expert Jim Rogers traveled to 150 countries over 150000 miles in three years - follow his adventures here on FentonReport. In this video Ji......
Leading economic expert Jim Rogers traveled to 150 countries over 150000 miles in three years - follow his adventures here on FentonReport. In this video Ji...
wn.com/Africa Togo Voodoo Travel Jim Rogers World Adventure
Leading economic expert Jim Rogers traveled to 150 countries over 150000 miles in three years - follow his adventures here on FentonReport. In this video Ji...
Ethiopian Airlines B787 Dreamliner Flight Experience: ET506 Addis Ababa to Lomé
Ethiopian Airlines ET506 flight experience, from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to Lomé, Togo.
Enjoy this Ethiopian Airlines flight from East Africa to West Africa, op...
Ethiopian Airlines ET506 flight experience, from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to Lomé, Togo.
Enjoy this Ethiopian Airlines flight from East Africa to West Africa, operated by the state-of-the-art Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft. This 4 hour 51 minutes journey to Lomé will overfly the airspace of Sudan, Central African Republic, Chad, Cameroon, Nigeria, Benin, and onwards to Togo. Snack is served before lunch service, which was a choice of fish or chicken. The flight offers panoramic views of Addis Ababa and Lomé during take-off and landing respectively.
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wn.com/Ethiopian Airlines B787 Dreamliner Flight Experience Et506 Addis Ababa To Lomé
Ethiopian Airlines ET506 flight experience, from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to Lomé, Togo.
Enjoy this Ethiopian Airlines flight from East Africa to West Africa, operated by the state-of-the-art Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft. This 4 hour 51 minutes journey to Lomé will overfly the airspace of Sudan, Central African Republic, Chad, Cameroon, Nigeria, Benin, and onwards to Togo. Snack is served before lunch service, which was a choice of fish or chicken. The flight offers panoramic views of Addis Ababa and Lomé during take-off and landing respectively.
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- published: 18 Sep 2015
- views: 271
West African Truckers (Documentary)
West African truck drivers spend days, weeks, and sometimes months dealing with corrupt border officials and illegal checkpoints on harrowing delivery trips tha...
West African truck drivers spend days, weeks, and sometimes months dealing with corrupt border officials and illegal checkpoints on harrowing delivery trips that should take just a few hours.
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The truck driver holds a mythic stature in American music, from the hayseed hagiographies of Slim Jacobs and Bobby Sykes to the liner notes of Big Black's Songs About Fucking. There aren't as many country songs about African truckers, but they are no less the virile champions of industry and gluteal fortitude as their US counterparts. On their backs rest the burden of an entire continent's economic development and through their bloodstreams runs a hell of a lot of the continent's HIV.
Trade in West Africa is perennially fucked, partially because the colonial powers of the 19th and early 20th centuries chopped the place up into a pizza pie of nonsensical borders, but also because most post-colonial governments in the area were so unabashedly corrupt we had to coin the term "kleptocracy" to describe them. Driving a semi full of margarine a US state's length to its delivery point often involves passing through 3-4 separate countries and navigating the byzantine customs and immigration processes at each port of entry. Then there are the internal checkpoints manned by local police and customs agents on the lookout for smugglers, or non-smugglers who can be intimidated into coughing up a bribe. Then there's just fuckers who'll pull you over and straight-up rob you. Infrastructure ain't always so hot here, either.
All of which turns shipments which would take a few hours in Europe or America into grueling, day-cum-week-cum-monthlong affairs punctuated by long and unpredictable periods of complete standstill. Which, in addition to wasting fuel and driving up the cost of goods with every unplanned stop, also fuels the sort of boredom that can only be fought by dumping money into the less savory sectors of the economy. Namely booze sales and roadside prostitution. Which is where the AIDS come in.
Intrigued by the African long-haul trucker's dual reputation as the foundational building block of West Africa's would-be robust economy and lotharious Johnny AIDS-leseed, we hitched a ride with a trailer full of soap to see just how hard it is to get from point-A to point-basically-A-and-a-half.
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wn.com/West African Truckers (Documentary)
West African truck drivers spend days, weeks, and sometimes months dealing with corrupt border officials and illegal checkpoints on harrowing delivery trips that should take just a few hours.
--
The truck driver holds a mythic stature in American music, from the hayseed hagiographies of Slim Jacobs and Bobby Sykes to the liner notes of Big Black's Songs About Fucking. There aren't as many country songs about African truckers, but they are no less the virile champions of industry and gluteal fortitude as their US counterparts. On their backs rest the burden of an entire continent's economic development and through their bloodstreams runs a hell of a lot of the continent's HIV.
Trade in West Africa is perennially fucked, partially because the colonial powers of the 19th and early 20th centuries chopped the place up into a pizza pie of nonsensical borders, but also because most post-colonial governments in the area were so unabashedly corrupt we had to coin the term "kleptocracy" to describe them. Driving a semi full of margarine a US state's length to its delivery point often involves passing through 3-4 separate countries and navigating the byzantine customs and immigration processes at each port of entry. Then there are the internal checkpoints manned by local police and customs agents on the lookout for smugglers, or non-smugglers who can be intimidated into coughing up a bribe. Then there's just fuckers who'll pull you over and straight-up rob you. Infrastructure ain't always so hot here, either.
All of which turns shipments which would take a few hours in Europe or America into grueling, day-cum-week-cum-monthlong affairs punctuated by long and unpredictable periods of complete standstill. Which, in addition to wasting fuel and driving up the cost of goods with every unplanned stop, also fuels the sort of boredom that can only be fought by dumping money into the less savory sectors of the economy. Namely booze sales and roadside prostitution. Which is where the AIDS come in.
Intrigued by the African long-haul trucker's dual reputation as the foundational building block of West Africa's would-be robust economy and lotharious Johnny AIDS-leseed, we hitched a ride with a trailer full of soap to see just how hard it is to get from point-A to point-basically-A-and-a-half.
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- published: 04 Apr 2013
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IDFA 2008 | Trailer | Togo (short)
http://www.idfa.nl/industry/film/togo A depiction of the West African country of Togo, where in the build-up to the 2006 World Cup corruption in soccer becam......
http://www.idfa.nl/industry/film/togo A depiction of the West African country of Togo, where in the build-up to the 2006 World Cup corruption in soccer becam...
wn.com/Idfa 2008 | Trailer | Togo (Short)
http://www.idfa.nl/industry/film/togo A depiction of the West African country of Togo, where in the build-up to the 2006 World Cup corruption in soccer becam...
- published: 26 Apr 2011
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author: IDFA
Ethiopian Airlines Flight Review: ET507 São Paulo to Lomé
Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner review onboard ET507 from São Paulo Guarulhos International Aiport (GRU) to Lomé Gnassingbé Eyadéma International Air...
Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner review onboard ET507 from São Paulo Guarulhos International Aiport (GRU) to Lomé Gnassingbé Eyadéma International Airport (LFW).
This red-eye flight is a scheduled service from São Paulo to Addis Ababa, with a transit stop in Lomé. Ethiopian Airlines has 5th freedom rights between São Paulo and Lomé, thus this flight provides a crucial link between South America and both West Africa and East Africa.
Passenger load in Economy Class is light on this particular day, and the journey is very comfortable. Meals served are excellent in taste. It is lovely that two hot meals are served on this sector of just over 7 hours flight time.
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wn.com/Ethiopian Airlines Flight Review Et507 São Paulo To Lomé
Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner review onboard ET507 from São Paulo Guarulhos International Aiport (GRU) to Lomé Gnassingbé Eyadéma International Airport (LFW).
This red-eye flight is a scheduled service from São Paulo to Addis Ababa, with a transit stop in Lomé. Ethiopian Airlines has 5th freedom rights between São Paulo and Lomé, thus this flight provides a crucial link between South America and both West Africa and East Africa.
Passenger load in Economy Class is light on this particular day, and the journey is very comfortable. Meals served are excellent in taste. It is lovely that two hot meals are served on this sector of just over 7 hours flight time.
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- published: 01 Jan 2015
- views: 3
News clip - SYNATRA visit to FESYTRAT in Togo
From 26th to 27th August 2015, Niger’s National Union of Informal Transport Workers (SYNATRA) made a work visit to Togo’s Federation of Transport Workers (FESYT...
From 26th to 27th August 2015, Niger’s National Union of Informal Transport Workers (SYNATRA) made a work visit to Togo’s Federation of Transport Workers (FESYTRAT). The visit was organised as part of SYNATRA's union mentoring programme in West Africa, for the ITF Informal Transport Workers Project.
The subject of this visit was: “Actors in the informal economy are workers with the same rights of organisation, representation and social protection that other workers have”.
Above is a news clip by local media which reports on the opening ceremony.
wn.com/News Clip Synatra Visit To Fesytrat In Togo
From 26th to 27th August 2015, Niger’s National Union of Informal Transport Workers (SYNATRA) made a work visit to Togo’s Federation of Transport Workers (FESYTRAT). The visit was organised as part of SYNATRA's union mentoring programme in West Africa, for the ITF Informal Transport Workers Project.
The subject of this visit was: “Actors in the informal economy are workers with the same rights of organisation, representation and social protection that other workers have”.
Above is a news clip by local media which reports on the opening ceremony.
- published: 10 Nov 2015
- views: 5