Togo Elected to IAEA Board of Governors for 2025–2027

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Monday, 22 September 2025 16:49

Togo Elected to IAEA Board of Governors for 2025–2027

Highlights:

Togo secures a seat on the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board from 2025 to 2027.
The move strengthens national ambitions in civil nuclear energy, health, and agriculture.
Challenges remain over regulation, safety, and technical expertise.

Togo has been elected to the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for the 2025–2027 term, during the Agency’s 69ᵉ General Conference in Vienna, Austria. The country will serve alongside ten others, including Niger, Portugal, and Saudi Arabia, on one of the most influential global nuclear governance bodies.

The IAEA Board examines and approves budgets, work programs, and membership applications, while also validating nuclear safeguards and publishing international safety standards. For Togo, a seat on the Board offers both international visibility and a platform to align national projects with global benchmarks.

At home, the government has stepped up its nuclear agenda. In January 2025, it launched the Commissariat à l’Énergie Atomique (CEAT) to drive research, training, and applications of nuclear technologies in health, agriculture, and energy. An agreement with U.S.-based Nano Nuclear Energy further opens the way for deploying micro-reactors for electricity generation.

Despite these ambitions, the country faces major hurdles. These include the lack of a comprehensive legal and regulatory framework, limited technical and technological capacity, and the need to ensure nuclear safety and radiological protection. Adequate funding also remains a critical factor.

With this new position at the IAEA, Togo hopes to attract external investment, secure technical partnerships, and gain influence in shaping the future of civil nuclear power.

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.