Togo’s Prime Minister Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé has announced his first government, composed of 27 members, five months after his inauguration under the country’s new parliamentary regime.
The decree, signed on October 8, 2025, formalizes the establishment of the Fifth Republic, which came into effect following the constitutional reform of May 6, 2024.
The new cabinet includes 17 full ministers and 10 junior ministers, reflecting what authorities describe as a commitment to modernizing public administration and ensuring better oversight of national development policies.
Among the key appointments are Cina Lawson as Minister for Public Service Efficiency and Digital Transformation, Professor Robert Dussey for Foreign Affairs, Cooperation, African Integration and Togolese Abroad, and Essowè Georges Barcola for Finance and Budget. Security and territorial administration portfolios go to Colonels Calixte Madjoulba and Hodabalo Awate respectively, while Kodjo Sévon-Tépé Adedze oversees Regional Planning and Housing. Strategic ministries such as Defence, Labour, and Transport remain attached to the Presidency of the Council, reinforcing the Prime Minister’s executive authority.
The new structure follows the sweeping victory of the ruling UNIR party in the April 2024 legislative elections, though the opposition has criticized the shift as a strategy to extend Gnassingbé’s political dominance.
