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The port of Lomé is West Africa's leading container port and the region's only natural deep-water port. Togo is building a logistics, financial and industrial platform around it.
Economic overview
Togo is a small country of 9 million people, narrow and elongated between Ghana and Benin, which has turned its geography into an asset. The autonomous port of Lomé, the only natural deep-water port on the West African coast, has become the region's leading container port and a transhipment hub for the major shipping lines, with a terminal operated by global majors.
Around the port, the country is developing an industrial platform at Adétikopé, dedicated to textiles, agri-food and logistics, where Togolese cotton is now processed locally. Lomé also hosts the headquarters of the West African Development Bank, Ecobank and several regional institutions, making it a small financial centre.
Togo holds one of the world's largest phosphate reserves, still exported raw, and is developing solar with the Blitta plant. The country is stable, reformist and well ranked for business climate. Relations with the UAE are developing in logistics, energy and industry.
Why invest in Togo
The port of Lomé
Regional transhipment hub, West Africa's leading container port, connected to corridors to Burkina Faso, Niger and Mali.
The Adétikopé industrial platform
A 400-hectare industrial zone dedicated to textiles, agri-food and logistics, with exemptions and infrastructure.
A financial centre
Headquarters of BOAD, Ecobank and regional institutions: a dense banking ecosystem for a small country.
Phosphates
One of the world's largest reserves, with a local fertiliser processing project.
Strategic sectors
Port, corridor, transhipment
Warehouses, port services, transport to the Sahel and regional distribution.
Textiles, agri-food
Cotton processed locally at Adétikopé, soy and cashew processing.
Phosphates, limestone, iron ore
Fertiliser, cement and mining projects.
Lomé
Housing, offices, hospitality in a port and financial capital.
Solar
The Blitta plant and extensions, solar for industry.
Soy, cashew, cotton
Export and processing, with Togolese soy in high demand.
Opportunities for UAE investors
A small country of great efficiency for logistics and industrial operations.
- Port logistics
Warehouses and services around the port of Lomé, with access to Sahelian corridors.
- Industry at Adétikopé
Textile and agri-food plants with exemptions and local supply.
- Fertiliser and phosphates
Local processing with a state partner.
- Real estate
Residential and hotel developments in Lomé.
- Solar
Plants and industrial solutions.
Risks and how we manage them
9 million people. Projects target the region and export.
Tema, Cotonou and Abidjan are also modernising. We target logistics niches.
The north is exposed to Sahelian groups. Projects concentrate on Lomé and the south.
Titles require verification. Our partner notaries secure every acquisition.
Legal framework and ties with the UAE
Investing in Togo
- Investment Code and Free Zones Act.
- API-ZF: one-stop shop and industrial free zone.
- OHADA law and arbitration.
- Recognised business climate reforms.
- Tax treaty with the UAE.
The Dubai connection
- TogoâUAE cooperation in energy and logistics.
- LomĂ©âDubai via Addis Ababa.
- Gulf group interest in the port and industry.
- Dubai as a trade relay.
Dubai as your operating base
For a UAE investor, Togo is best worked from Dubai. The city offers the tools that are often missing on the ground: a Free Zone holding company to carry the stake, banks used to African flows, a recognised international arbitration framework, tax treaties and investment protection agreements, and regular flights to the continent. For an entrepreneur or institution from Togo, Dubai is symmetrically the gateway to Gulf capital, commodity buyers and Asian industrial partners. ABC Consultancy sits in the middle of that bridge: we know both shores and we speak to both.
How ABC Consultancy supports you
A confidential 45-minute call to understand your objectives, ticket size, horizon and risk appetite. We tell you whether the project makes sense before going any further.
A written note that sets the perimeter: sector, deal format, partners to target, timeline, study budget and deliverables. It serves as the engagement contract.
Identification of partners, assets and institutional counterparts on the ground. Every counterparty is checked: titles, management, track record, reputation, ongoing disputes.
Meetings with authorities, partners and sites. We prepare, accompany and translate every exchange, then produce a decision-ready report.
Legal and financial set-up between Dubai and the country with our partner lawyers and auditors: holding, joint venture, shareholder agreement, commercial contracts, full due diligence.
Governance, reporting, relations with the authorities, renewal of approvals. We remain your trusted contact for as long as the transaction lives.
Who we work with
UAE funds and family offices
You want exposure to Togo with a reliable local partner and a Dubai holding structure. We source, vet and structure.
Industrial groups and traders
You need to secure a supply chain, a plant or a commercial outlet in Togo. We organise the mission, the approvals and the contracts.
Local institutions and companies
You represent a ministry, an agency or a company from Togo and are looking for capital and partners in the Gulf. We prepare your file and open the doors.
Frequently asked questions
Why choose Lomé over another port?
For its natural deep water, transhipment capacity, free zone and stability. Lomé serves as the hub for major shipping lines along the whole coast.
Is Adétikopé open to foreigners?
Yes, to any export manufacturer, with tax and customs duty exemptions.
What is the minimum ticket to invest in Togo with ABC Consultancy?
There is no fixed threshold: it depends on the sector and the format. An equity stake in a logistics project runs into millions of dollars, whereas a trading or real estate operation can start much lower. In the first conversation we tell you honestly whether your budget allows a serious transaction.
How long does a transaction take?
Expect three to six months between the scoping note and signature for a trading or real estate operation, and nine to eighteen months for a manufacturing project requiring approvals, in-depth due diligence and structured financing.
How is ABC Consultancy paid?
Through engagement fees set in the scoping note, possibly completed by a success fee at signing. We never take hidden remuneration from a counterparty: our only loyalty is to you.
Do I need a Dubai company to invest in Togo?
It is not mandatory, but it is often the best solution: a Free Zone holding carries the stake, benefits from tax treaties and protection agreements, and repatriates dividends within a clear framework. We set it up with you.
A project in Togo ?
Describe it in a few lines. We get back to you within 48 hours for a first confidential conversation.
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