This is to provide information on the practical and logistical details of the 9th Pan-African Congress to be held in Lomé from October 29 to November 2, 2024.
A committee in charge of organizing the 9th Pan-African Congress has been set up and is located at the ministry of foreign affairs, regional integration and Togolese abroad, whose contact details are as follows:
P.O. Box: 900, Lomé-Togo,
E-mail 1: maeirtgce@yahoo.fr
E-mail 2: petcheziessohanam@yahoo.fr
The congress will take place from October 29 to November 2, 2024 at the Hotel 2 février in Lomé, Togo.
Participants will be welcomed at the Gnassingbe Eyadema International Airport (AIGE).
A reception committee will be set up at the airport to welcome and transport participants to the hotels selected for the occasion.
Border arrangements will be made for participants arriving by land.
In this respect, they are invited to inform the committee of their names and functions, as well as their dates and times of arrival and departure, by October 15, 2024 at the latest.
Participants arriving at Lomé airport for the first time are required to have their photo taken during immigration formalities.
Since July 17, 2023, the Togolese government has lifted all anti-covid-19 measures at Gnassingbé Eyadéma international airport. Arriving and departing passengers are now exempted from the compulsory Covid-19 test and health pass.
Nevertheless, health authorities recommend that travelers departing from Togo should check the COVID-19-related sanitary conditions in force in their destination countries, in order to comply with them.
The Togolese Government has ensured the availability of a sufficient number of rooms in the hotels selected for the occasion.
Participants in this meeting are required to make their own hotel reservations.
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The Togolese Government will make provisions to ensure participation in the congress by videoconference and live streaming on the official website pac9-lome2024.com and the official digital channels of the congress :
To facilitate access to the meeting room, participants will be issued a badge specially designed for this purpose.
For this reason, they are required to send an application by registering at the following e-mail address: registration@pac9-lome2024.com.
The names and contacts of the person in charge of accreditation are as follows:
Mr. MANI Kondi, Director of Political Affairs;
Telephone: +228 92 19 93 29
Medical cover will be provided for participants as soon as they arrive at GNASSINGBE Eyadema international airport, by its medical team, as well as during their stay in Lomé. Two permanent specialized medical teams will be available day and night, as follows:
Some banks operating in the sub-region, such as ECOBANK, ORABANK and BANQUE ATLANTIQUE, have ATMs in the hotels selected for the meeting.
Togo is a member of the CFA zone, and the currency used is the CFA franc. The exchange rate is:
1$ = about 595 FCFA;
1€ = 655.957 FCFA.
In October and November, temperatures in Lomé range from 22° in the morning to 30° in the afternoon.
All delegations with official media (e.g. video and photographic services) and international media must apply for accreditation by registering on the congress website at registration@pac9-lome2024.com.
Media badges will be issued as soon as the accreditation request has been approved by the host country.
