Togo

Political relations

France maintains strong relations with Togo, through regular political dialogue as well as extensive exchanges between government, civil society and economic actors.

President Gnassingbé and his Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation, African Integration and Togolese Abroad, Robert Dussey, travelled to Paris for the Conference for Peace and Prosperity in the Great Lakes Region on 30 and 31 October 2025, which Togo co-hosted in its role as African Union mediator.

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot travelled to Togo on 23 and 24 April 2026 for a visit focused on the situation in the Sahel and developing concrete partnerships (health, agriculture, decentralized cooperation, digital technology, heritage and remembrance issues).

Economic relations

Bilateral trade between France and Togo, which amounted to €236 million in 2024, is marked by a low level of French imports and volatile French exports. France has a structural trade surplus with Togo. Togo is France’s eighth-largest customer among the Economic Community of West African States. France is Togo’s third-largest supplier and fifth-largest customer. Around 50 subsidiaries of French companies are active in the country, employing more than 10,000 people and generating nearly €1 billion in cumulative revenue in a wide range of sectors.

France is the country’s leading bilateral donor, ahead of Germany. The Agence Française de Développement’s current portfolio in Togo amounts to €490 million in funding for infrastructure projects in the fields of water, energy, agriculture, waste and support for SMEs and micro-enterprises. Expertise France is implementing projects amounting to €30 million. Cooperation between France and Togo takes place within the European Union’s joint programming framework in Togo for the 2021-2027 period, which identifies three key initiatives focused on energy and connectivity, sustainable agribusiness, and decentralization and governance.