Togo launches consultations on new five-year development plan

Economic governance

Thursday, 14 May 2026 01:02

Togo launches consultations on new five-year development plan

(Togo First) - Togo officially launched national consultations in Lomé toward drafting a new government roadmap covering the 2026-2031 period. The consultations were opened, on Tuesday, by Minister and Secretary-General of the Presidency of the Council Sandra Ablamba Johnson.

The process is designed as an inclusive framework for dialogue. It provides for a series of consultations with technical and financial partners, the private sector, civil society and public institutions. The objective is to gather contributions toward a document aligned with ground-level realities and the aspirations of the population.

Through this process, the executive aims to build broader support around the future roadmap and to define priorities capable of addressing the country's economic and social challenges over the next five years. An initial meeting with financial partners also provided an opportunity to review the implementation of the 2020-2025 roadmap and draw its key lessons.

The future roadmap will be structured around three orientations defined by the President of the Council: "Protect, Unite and Transform." These axes are aimed at strengthening national security and resilience, consolidating social cohesion and accelerating the structural transformation of the economy to make it more competitive and inclusive.

For Coumba Sow, resident coordinator of the United Nations system in Togo and lead of the technical and financial partners, the participatory approach "represents a key step in strengthening the quality, coherence and impact of public policies for the years ahead."

Speaking on behalf of the partners, she reaffirmed their commitment to supporting the government on technical, financial and institutional levels to ensure the roadmap's success and its translation into concrete results for the population.

Additional meetings are planned in the coming days with various components of the country's socioeconomic and political life.

Esaïe Edoh

REFORMS OVERVIEW

STARTING A BUSINESS (more info)

At the fifteenth position, worldwide, and first in Africa, under the Starting a Business index of the 2020 Doing Business ranking, Togo sustains its reformative dynamics with more reforms….

ENFORCING CONTRACTS (more info)

Compared to some years ago when it was one of the lowest rankers under the Doing Business’ Enforcing Contracts indicator, Togo, leveraging many efforts to improve its business climate, was able to jump significantly on the index in the recent years... .

CONTRACT EXECUTION (more info)

Creation of special chambers of commerce for small debts • Creation of chambers of commerce at the Court of Appeal • Civil and commercial cases now handled by distinct clerks • Establishment of commercial courts in Lomé and Kara • Lawyers and bailiffs now have access to the FORSETI COMMERCIAL platform • A maximum period of 100 days was fixed to settle a commercial dispute .

TRADING ACROSS BORDERS (more info)

In comparison to previous years,Togo has significantly improved its ranking under the“Trading across borders” indicator by adopting multiple reforms that focus mainly on the digitization and reduction in delays, for import and export procedures related to import and export.

In comparison to previous years, Togo has significantly improved its ranking on the “Trading across borders” index by adopting multiple reforms that focus mainly on the digitalization and reduction in delays, for import and export procedures related to import and export.

CONSTRUCTION PERMIT (more info)

After moving from the 133rd to 127th place under the 2020 Doing Business’ construction permit index, Togo intends to reiterate this feat in the coming edition of the global ranking. To this end, it has introduced this year multiple reforms.

GETTING ELECTRICITY (more info)

Over the past two years, Togo’s ranking under the Doing Business’ Getting electricity and water indicator has increased consistently. Owing this performance to multiple reforms aimed at making it easier for businesses to access power and water, Lomé plans to introduce even more reforms this year to keep up its improvements.

REGISTERING A PROPERTY (more info)

Out of all the 'Doing Business’ indicators, Property Registration is where Togo has improved the most since 2018. Indeed, after spending years in the lowest part of this ranking, the country now seeks to beat Rwanda which is the best performer on this index in Africa. To do so, Lomé has been introducing many reforms, with the latest batch implemented this year.

PUBLIC PROCUREMENT (more info)

From professionalization to digitization, through legislative regulations, Togo’s public procurement framework is constantly being modernized. Several reforms have been implemented to improve the sector much to the benefit of the private sector, which is the focus of the National Development Plan.

PAYING TAXES AND DUTIES (more info)

To improve its business environment, Togo introduced some important reforms related to the payment of tax and duties. From the replacement of some taxes to the cancellation of others through exemptions, the country has only one objective: offer the most attractive tax framework to investors and economic operators. To achieve this, the authorities relied on digitization.