Togo Is Rising In West Africa - Rebuilding Capital City
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 ก.ย. 2024
- In a striking move away from its colonial past, Togo embarked on a bold initiative to build a new city within Lomé, the capital, entirely designed, financed, and constructed by Africans. In this video we explore the new Lome city and later we head over to the old administrative area of Lome Togo. We will also check some of the popular middle to upper mixed commercial and residential areas of the new city.
Lomé Togo, like many African capitals, bears the heavy imprint of its past. Founded in the late 19th century by German colonizers and later becoming a French protectorate, the city’s architecture and layout reflected European designs and priorities.
However, with growing national desire for self-definition, Togo’s leadership made the bold decision to move the seat of power from the old colonial center of Lomé to a newly constructed city, built entirely by African minds. The shift is a significant step in redefining what it means to be Togolese in the modern world-a people with deep-rooted history and the power to shape their own future.
The new city, located within the greater metropolitan area of Lomé, is rapidly becoming a symbol of African ingenuity and architectural excellence. Built with a clear departure from European influences, the city’s design is inspired by African art, traditional Togolese culture, and modern sustainability principles. Wide boulevards, green spaces, and stunning new landmarks dominate the landscape.
Most of Togo’s government institutions have already been relocated to the new capital city, signifying a clear break from the past. Ministries, national agencies, and the offices of key government officials are now housed in newly constructed, modern buildings. This shift is more than just a change of address-it is a declaration of a new era in Togo.
The creation of the new city has spurred rapid growth in the real estate sector, with both commercial and residential properties developing at an unprecedented pace. The new capital is designed to be not only the administrative center of Togo but also a vibrant commercial and residential zone.
Commercial development has been one of the most significant aspects of this transformation. Major businesses, banks, and international organizations are relocating their headquarters to the new city, recognizing the opportunities presented by Togo’s expanding economy and strategic location in West Africa.
On the residential front, the demand for housing has soared as government employees, business professionals, and international expatriates seek to relocate to the new capital. Real estate developers are responding with high-end residential complexes, mixed-use developments, and affordable housing options. These new residential areas are designed with a focus on community living, incorporating parks, schools, and healthcare facilities to ensure a high quality of life for residents.
A key feature of the new capital is its focus on sustainability and innovation. Togo, already a leader in renewable energy with its solar power initiatives, has made environmental consciousness a central theme in the construction of the new city. Solar-powered streetlights, water recycling systems, and green building techniques have been incorporated to reduce the city’s carbon footprint and ensure a sustainable future.
In parallel with the construction of its new capital, Togo is also embarking on extensive efforts to modernize the old city of Lomé, ensuring that the country's historic and economic heart remains vibrant and relevant. This dual transformation-building a new city while modernizing the old-reflects Togo's balanced approach to development, ensuring that tradition, history, and progress work together harmoniously.
Lomé, the historic capital of Togo, has long been a central hub for trade and diplomacy in West Africa. Situated along the Gulf of Guinea, its strategic coastal location made it a key port for European colonial powers, first under German rule and then as part of French West Africa. The city grew as a commercial center, with its Port of Lomé becoming a vital gateway for goods moving in and out of the region.
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Keep shining. One step at a time.
Thanks you for showing my country to anglophone people
Nice country, love from India.
Nice city very clean and green
Yes, thanks
Très belle ville. ❤❤❤ 😊 Ça donne envie d'y vivre . Très propre. Bravo les togolais pour votre propreté. A Very clean city
Honestly never know Togo was so beautiful way more beautiful than Ghana green clean & bright love it
Akuffo addo will make ghana the cleanest in the whole world
Big lie ever told 😂😂😂
It's beautiful for sure but not to be compared yet with ACCRA PLEASE...I AM IN LOMÉ AND I ALSO SPENT SEVERAL YEARS IN ACCRA..
I would love to visit this project ❤❤❤
If Togo sincerely joins AES, I would move there, it's cleaner than Nairobi and most anglophone countries in Africa. Joining AES means less foreign control.
This is like Mombasa 😂 Nairobi is on another level. So please move
Great ❤
J'aime mon magnifique pays le TOGO. Nous aimons le président Faure Essozimna GNASSINGBE. Longue vie au président FEG. Vive le TOGO ❤️ 🇹🇬 👍🏿
Beautiful
Thank you
Excellent piece of work. I loved it 😊. Keep it up 👍🏿👏🏿
Wow
Well, your president is doing a marvelous job in redefining your country, Togo. Just like the other gentleman in Rwanda who has done an exemplary job of making his country a reference point for anything beautiful and progressive in Africa. Here, your president is doing similarly well, and it is highly commendable. Keep up the good work, and please work with your president to make your country a beacon of progress. Nigeria, on the other hand, big for nothing. Everywhere decrepit and nasty looking. Filth everywhere. Stuck in the years of mud houses even though this is year 2024. Nasty.
Beautiful Togo!!!
It sure is!
Beautiful city from America.
This century belongs to Africa
The downside is joining the British commonwealth. No doubt there’s great colonial influence. You can’t join ranks with the former colonizer and be expected to thrive
Wow nice.. Togo on my list to visit ☺️. It looks so clean not like my beloved Ghana 😂😂😂. But also looks like Accra 🤔
Thanks for watching
The city needs a large park.
My father's home town
It would be great to use indigenous languages.
Togo chéri
Beautiful city by all standards. This is not the Togo I know. I love the swift change.
Couldn't agree more!
What about the other cities and towns in Togo?
Is Togo still not paying colonial tax to France?
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GREAT ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
How is healthcare in Togo is it good
Better than naija😅😅😅😅😅
Who be this idiots...... that's a dream 😂😂😂😂
african nations today like many other countries around the world in the past who had been swept off their feet by western come uppances are having the same from Chainese version of progression. the west did it for its own wants n chaina is now doing it for its wants. if you gotta learn it the hard way, it gotta be so.
Alyson Flats
L'Etat doit racheter Palm Beach et casser faire autre chose .
Trop sale pour la capitale.
Founded by german😂😂😂😂
You lack understanding. The old city was founded by Germans. The new city was built by Africans. Which is most of the video
On a déjà vu tout ceci
Sauf choisissez une autre photo du président 😂
Trop de vieux bâtiments