Leaders

Faure Gnassingbé

Who leads Togo? Faure Gnassingbé, President of the Council of Ministers. Profile, record and power assessment from the Magna Bureau leader index.

President of the Council of Ministers — Togo

Record & power

Record score	53
Power score	43

Country momentum 0 — Quarterly momentum: the Bureau's read on the country's trajectory over the last quarter, from −10 (deteriorating fast) to +10 (accelerating).

Why it matters

GDP +5.9% (2025); Port of Lomé (~2m TEU/yr, 92% transshipment) made Togo West Africa's logistics hub; $4.8bn 2026 budget (+14.4%, 48% social).
Port of Lomé $1.2bn modernization; Adétikopé industrial platform; Lomé–Cinkassé corridor; solar (Blitta) expansion.
Protests repressed with deaths in 2025; opposition and press constrained; the 5th Republic was imposed without referendum.
ECOWAS mediator (Sahel dialogue); Commonwealth member (2022); French ties plus diversified partnerships.

Other leaders

Patrick Herminie Ahmad al-Sharaa Mahamat Idriss Déby Anutin Charnvirakul Emomali Rahmon Serdar Berdimuhamedow

Togo Rankings

Across the Bureau

Togo — Country Profile History of Togo — Timeline Togo Ranking — Magna Country Rankings Togo — Military File Did Togo acquire Bayraktar TB2 consignment?What is the population of Togo?Who is the president of Togo?Lome, Togo — City Profile