{"id":211097,"date":"2024-06-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-26T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=211097"},"modified":"2024-06-27T05:29:50","modified_gmt":"2024-06-27T05:29:50","slug":"us-partners-with-togo-to-reinforce-countrys-resilience-natural-disaster-response","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=211097","title":{"rendered":"US partners with Togo to reinforce country’s resilience, natural disaster response"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n North Dakota National Guard Adjutant General Maj. Gen. Alan Dorhmann and Republic of Togo Minister of Security and Civil Protection Calixte Batossie Madjoulba unveil a monument during a ceremony celebrating construction starting on the new National Emergency Operations Center being built in Lom\u00e9, Togo June 26, 2024. Togolese and U.S. officials joined to celebrate the project, which is funded through the U.S. Africa Command\u2019s Humanitarian Assistance program with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers managing the construction project.
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\n North Dakota National Guard Adjutant General Maj. Gen. Alan Dorhmann gives remarks during a ceremony celebrating construction starting on the new National Emergency Operations Center being built in Lom\u00e9, Togo June 26, 2024. Togolese and U.S. officials joined to celebrate the project, which is funded through the U.S. Africa Command\u2019s Humanitarian Assistance program with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers managing the construction project.
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LOM\u00c9, Togo \u2014 Whether it\u2019s devastating floods, wildfires or powerful storms, Togolese officials are committed to aiding communities impacted by a wide range of potential disasters and the U.S. government is helping with the delivery of a new facility to help Togo\u2019s ministries and emergency response organizations to better coordinate.<\/p>\n

Senior Togolese officials from the Ministry of Security and the National Civil Protection Agency \u2014 called ANPC, based on its official name in French – l’Agence Nationale de la Protection Civile \u2014 joined leaders from the U.S. Embassy in Togo, U.S. Africa Command, North Dakota National Guard and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to celebrate the start of construction on a new national emergency operations center to improve emergency response coordination for future natural disasters in Togo.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis really does sum up the commitment that the Republic of Togo has made to disaster preparedness and response and the commitment from the U.S. government and other partners to work together to make sure that first responders in Togo are at their best when the Togolese citizens are suffering the most,\u201d said North Dakota National Guard Adjutant General Maj. Gen. Alan Dorhmann speaking, on both the project and the partnership that led to it. \u201cLet us continue to strengthen these partnerships and build resilience. Together, we will ensure a safer and more prosperous future for all Togolese citizens.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Europe District Commander Col. Dan Kent gives remarks during a ceremony celebrating construction starting on the new National Emergency Operations Center being built in Lom\u00e9, Togo June 26, 2024. Togolese and U.S. officials joined to celebrate the project, which is funded through the U.S. Africa Command\u2019s Humanitarian Assistance program with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers managing the construction project. (U.S. Army photo by Chris Gardner)
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\n National Civil Protection Agency Director Lt. Col. Baka Yoma gives remarks during a ceremony celebrating construction starting on the new National Emergency Operations Center being built in Lom\u00e9, Togo June 26, 2024. Togolese and U.S. officials joined to celebrate the project, which is funded through the U.S. Africa Command\u2019s Humanitarian Assistance program with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers managing the construction project.
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Togo\u2019s ANPC will ultimately operate the new national emergency operations center once it\u2019s completed.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis event marks a historic milestone for civil protection in Togo and paves the way for a professional improvement in the quality of the provision of national services involved in disaster management in our country,\u201d said ANPC Director Lt. Col. Baka Yoma.<\/p>\n

The U.S. Africa Command is funding the project, with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers managing construction in close partnership with the U.S. Embassy in Togo and local Togolese partners.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis new emergency operations center will provide the Togolese government with a new, fully functional emergency operations center from which they can manage a wide range of potential disasters impacting communities throughout Togo,\u201d said U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Europe District Commander Col. Dan Kent. \u201cThe national EOC building will facilitate bringing together key agencies and partners during crisis and directing resources during response and recovery operations \u2014 improving the Togolese government\u2019s ability to help their people when they need it the most.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Europe District Special Projects Resident Engineer Angela Tugaoen discusses progress with contractors on the new National Emergency Operations Center being constructed in Lom\u00e9, Togo Wednesday June 26, 2024. Europe District is managing the project in close partnership and coordination with the U.S. Embassy in Togo, Togolese partners, the North Dakota National Guard and others.
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Construction on the national EOC is expected to be completed this winter and the North Dakota National Guard will then work with Togo\u2019s National Civil Protection Agency and Ministry of Security to supply the new facility and help bring it online.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs Togo\u2019s new National Emergency Operations Center becomes operational, we will work together with entities like U.S. Africa Command and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to continue the investment in training, technology, and community engagement,\u201d Dohrmann said.<\/p>\n

The North Dakota National Guard has a long history of cooperation and partnership with Togo, and this 2024 marks the tenth year of their State Partnership Program relationship with the West African nation. The continued collaboration on the national EOC is part of that enduring relationship.<\/p>\n

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Europe District manages construction projects throughout Europe and Africa. Kent highlighted the wide range of projects his team has managed in Togo in recent years as part of U.S. Africa Command and the U.S. Embassy’s larger commitment to Togo.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis new emergency operations center is just the latest of many projects the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has proudly delivered in Togo \u2014 in close partnership with the U.S. Embassy\u2019s Office of Security Cooperation, the North Dakota National Guard \u2014 and all to support U.S. AFRICOM\u2019s Humanitarian Assistance Program,\u201d Kent said. \u201cIn fact, since 2017 this team\u2019s collective completed projects and active work, like this EOC, represent a U.S. investment of more than $4.7 million in impactful projects in Togo.\u201d<\/p>\n

These projects, funded by U.S. Africa Command and coordinated closely with the U.S. Embassy in Togo, include multiple school renovation and construction projects across Togo from kindergarten through secondary school as well as a recently completed hospital expansion and renovation in Dapoang in the northern region of Togo.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe believe the improvements to this hospital will increase the facility\u2019s capacity for serving patients, improve efficiency of vaccinations and more,\u201d Kent said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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