On March 22, Lomé hosted an unprecedented training program bringing together experts from Benin, Cameroon, Ghana, Gabon, Haiti and Togo to improve urban solid waste management in Francophone Africa. Organized with the support of the Agence française de développement (AFD) and the University of Lomé, this initiative is part of long‑standing efforts to structure a sector that is essential yet often overlooked in terms of public health, the environment and economic development.











