Togo Reappoints Kanka-Malik Natchaba as Head of Lomé Airport Operator

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Saturday, 10 January 2026 03:46

Togo Reappoints Kanka-Malik Natchaba as Head of Lomé Airport Operator

Togo appoints former minister Kanka-Malik Natchaba as chief executive of airport operator SALT.
Natchaba replaces Brigadier General Dimini Allaharé after previously leading SALT from 2016 to 2017.
The government tasks the new chief with modernizing Lomé’s airport to strengthen its regional logistics hub ambitions.

Togo has appointed Kanka-Malik Natchaba as chief executive officer of Société Aéroportuaire de Lomé-Tokoin (SALT), the state-owned company that manages the country’s main airport.

The former minister of higher education and research replaces Brigadier General Dimini Allaharé, who served as chief of staff of the Togolese Armed Forces.

This appointment marks a return for Natchaba, who previously led SALT between 2016 and 2017.

After his first term at SALT, Natchaba joined the presidency as minister delegate and coordinator of the Presidential Unit for the Execution and Monitoring of Priority Projects.

He later served as minister and secretary general of the government from October 2020 to September 2023.

The government appointed him minister of higher education in August 2024 before reassigning him to the airport authority.

Because Natchaba previously managed the airport operator and handled priority projects at the presidency, he is expected to quickly reassert control of the institution.

The government expects him to advance Lomé’s strategy to strengthen its position as a regional logistics hub by leveraging the capital’s airport platform.

In this role, the new chief executive will oversee the modernization of infrastructure at Gnassingbé Eyadéma International Airport.

The airport currently plays a central role in West African connectivity, particularly through operations by ASKY Airlines and Ethiopian Airlines.

This article was initially published in French by R.E.D

Adapted in English by Ange Jason Quenum

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