World’s seventh largest economy, India, plans to open in Togo an embassy by 2021, to increase its diplomatic influence. Besides Togo’s, 17 other similar institutions are planned over the period. Other countries concerned include Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, Rwanda, Sao Tomé & Principles, Sierra Leone, Somalia and Swaziland.