Togo intends to develop a national cultural promotion strategy, designed to upgrade and enrich national heritage.

"The Togolese government is fighting to ensure that culture becomes a key enabler for sustainable human development," assured one official quarter.

Since Monday, cultural players met in Togo Lome in a seminar sponsored by Unesco. A meeting to, first, adopt the national level and, secondly, to provide an update on the various initiatives already implemented by the authorities.

These include, the restoration of traditional festivals in all prefectures of the country, the ratification of the Universal copyright, conventions in Rome and Geneva, the Convention on Cultural Heritage Intangible opens the voice to a large inventory of this heritage from 2010.

Translated from French

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