The Togolese head of state, Faure Gnassingbé, inaugurated on June 14, 2018, the new headquarters of the National Assembly offered by China.
It is in a folkloric atmosphere, with animations worthy of ancient times that the Togolese officials celebrated the brand new parliamentary seat offered by China Xi-Jiping. Realized by companies of the Asian giant over a period of 21 months, the work was almost entirely financed by Beijing. Lome, for its part, mentions a contribution of 5.22 billion CFA francs out of a total cost of 16.6 billion.
“Please accept the expression of our profound admiration for having visited the site several times, to note the progress of the works and for having agreed to authorize the financing of the Togolese counterpart of the project in the amount of 5.224.018.000 F CFA, “said Dama Dramani, the speaker of the National Assembly.
“On the occasion of one of your talks with the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China in Togo, a simple diplomatic sentence marked by commitment and determination, addressed to your interlocutor, was enough to highlight the issue that For years, she had been sleeping in a drawer somewhere between Lome and Peking. The message sent that day to the Chinese diplomat prompted a quick reaction from the leaders of his country. The result is what we are looking forward to today, “he continued.
The new building, located a few meters from the Togolese presidency (itself the fruit of collaboration with China), has a main room composed of plenary with a capacity of 267 seats, 175 offices including 100 for deputies , a gallery, green areas of 6.2 hectares and a car park that can accommodate about 400 vehicles.
As a reminder, Togo has been an independent country since April 27, 1960. It exports phosphate, limestone, marble, etc.
