{"id":31355,"date":"2026-08-18T20:12:45","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T23:12:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/?p=31355"},"modified":"2026-08-20T05:20:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T08:20:37","slug":"tce-lottery-advances-plans-for-31st-edition-with-five-african-countries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/tce-lottery-advances-plans-for-31st-edition-with-five-african-countries","title":{"rendered":"TCE lottery advances plans for 31st edition with five African countries"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Niger will host the 2026 regional draw after lottery directors adopted recommendations for the next edition and considered ways to strengthen public participation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Niger.- The TCE lottery<\/strong> is advancing plans for its 31st edition, with directors-general of national lotteries adopting recommendations for the 2026 regional draw, which will be hosted by Niger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The recommendations were adopted during the recent 56th annual meeting of the directors-general of the national lotteries of the Council of the Entente, hosted by the Niger National Lottery<\/strong> (LONANI).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Tranche Commune Entente (TCE) is a regional lottery involving the national lotteries of Benin, Burkina Faso, C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire, Niger and Togo. The initiative combines a common lottery draw with a development role<\/strong>, including contributions towards social, cultural and sporting projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Togo hosted the 2025 TCE<\/a>, with the edition offering a total prize pool of CFA80m (US$120,000), including a CFA20m (US$30,000) jackpot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to a report in Niger’s Le Sahel, the directors-general reviewed the results of the 2025 TCE, examined and adopted recommendations for organising the 2026 edition, exchanged experiences on their respective activities and considered ways to strengthen public participation<\/strong> in the regional lottery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LONANI director-general Boubacar Saley highlighted Niger’s role in the preparations, saying: \u201cAfter Togo in 2025, Niger has the honour of hosting these proceedings, which will lay the foundations for the successful organisation<\/strong> of the 31st edition.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The meeting was intended to establish the conditions for organising the upcoming regional draw, with the date expected to be announced in due course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The meeting also addressed wider challenges facing the national lotteries. Niger’s Ministry of Economy and Finance called on the lotteries to strengthen cooperation, innovate their service offerings and reinforce their role in the economy, while placing the fight against financial crime at the centre of their strategic policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ministry also highlighted the role of lotteries in mobilising domestic resources<\/strong> and supporting development. The TCE framework includes contributions towards projects with social, cultural and sporting objectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> LONATO introduces same-day payouts for Togo\u2019s new Sunday lottery<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Niger will host the 2026 regional draw after lottery directors adopted recommendations for the next edition and considered ways to strengthen public participation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2809,"featured_media":10431,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"The Tranche Commune Entente (TCE) regional lottery has designated Niger as the host for its 31st edition in 2026, following a meeting of national lottery directors-general. Recommendations were adopted to enhance public participation and reinforce the lotteries' economic and social development roles. Niger's Ministry of Economy and Finance emphasized strengthening cooperation, innovating service offerings, and prioritizing the fight against financial crime across participating national lotteries.","focusai_entities":"Tranche Commune Entente (TCE), Niger National Lottery (LONANI), Boubacar Saley, Niger's Ministry of Economy and Finance, National lotteries of Benin, National lotteries of Burkina Faso, National lotteries of C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire, National lotteries of Niger, National lotteries of Togo, Council of the Entente","focusai_location":"Niger, Benin, Burkina Faso, C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire, Togo","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.85), regulator (0.95), compliance_legal (0.85), operator_casino (0.7), product_ux (0.7), marketing_crm (0.7), payments_fraud_aml (0.85), investor_analyst (0.75), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.8)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Financial Crime Mitigation","query":"What specific regulatory and technological enhancements are planned by the TCE lotteries to combat financial crime, and what is the projected timeline for their implementation across member states?"},{"label":"Innovation & Growth Strategy","query":"How will the TCE lotteries innovate their service offerings to enhance public participation, and what are the projected GGR\/NGR growth targets associated with these initiatives for the 2026 edition?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[60012],"tags":[74],"class_list":["post-31355","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-west-africa","tag-lottery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31355","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2809"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31355"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31355\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31509,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31355\/revisions\/31509"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10431"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31355"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31355"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31355"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}