Because, after this period of state of emergency, curfew, border closure, which we hope is behind us, the populations of sub-Saharan Africa only aspire to return to normality.

The period to come must coincide with that of the summer holidays, many people, executives from the public or private world, leaders, artists, etc... for months reclusive in their cities have been waiting for the opportunity to take to the open sea to find a kind of much-sought-after freedom.

This manifestation of the "Grand Tour de Lomé" is initiated to catalyze this legitimate aspiration of escape and circulation in the sub-region.

It will make it possible to offer, for once, a quality travel opportunity in the sub-region, far from the travel plans to other often more popular destinations.

This first edition having as its theme the resilience of populations and States in the face of COVID-19, all participants will form convoys of awareness against this pandemic and many other endemics that undermine Africa, from their starting capital to Lomé, the Togolese capital.

Thus, these participants in the first edition, with among them major opinion leaders such as stars from the world of music, sport and the arts, but also personalities from civil society, executives from various socio-economic sectors and other amateurs, will be the vectors of this vast awareness campaign which will sweep over the major sub-regional corridors to Lomé, the apotheosis event to magnify this sub-regional integration put to the test by numbers of scourges.