- Togo’s governors and prefects have adopted priorities for the second half of 2026 to improve the implementation of government policies at the local level.
- The authorities reviewed first-half performance and identified administrative, financial, security and decentralization challenges requiring action.
- The meeting produced a roadmap focused on stronger coordination, harmonized administrative practices and improved territorial management of public policies.
Togo’s governors and prefects plan to strengthen their contribution to the implementation of public policies. The state representatives met for a two-day seminar from Wednesday, Aug. 5, to Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026, in Blitta, where they set priorities for the second half of the year.
The meeting, chaired by Hodabalo Awaté, minister of Territorial Administration, Decentralization and Customary Chieftaincy, first reviewed actions undertaken during the first half of 2026. Participants shared their field experience to assess achievements, identify challenges and define areas for improvement.
“We came to look objectively at the road we have traveled, measure our performance objectively, identify our shortcomings without complacency and build together the responses to the challenges ahead,” the minister said.
The discussions covered several strategic areas, including maintaining public order, supporting the decentralization process, overseeing local authorities, preventing crises and coordinating decentralized state services.
For the second half of 2026, governors and prefects selected several priorities. These include improving administrative procedures, strengthening administrative and financial management, monitoring customary affairs, protecting civil liberties and expanding territorial public communication.
The measures aim to improve the efficiency of territorial administration and support the implementation of government policies at the local level.
At the end of the meeting, participants adopted a roadmap with operational recommendations. The roadmap calls for stronger coordination between central government services and decentralized authorities, harmonized administrative practices and improved territorial management of public action.
“A modern Republic is not only a Republic of procedures. It is first and foremost a Republic of equity. It is also a Republic of proximity where the state remains present, attentive and responsive to local realities,” Hodabalo Awaté said.
This article was initially published in French by Esaïe Edoh
Adapted in English by Ange J. A de Berry Quenum