Togo

EITI Status Yet to be assessed against the 2016 Standard
EITI Member Since 2010
Latest Data From 2014
Website EITI Togo

Overview

The country is a producer of iron, phosphates, limestone, gravel and sand. Yet social conflicts around revenue redistribution to resource-rich communities and mine rehabilitations have been widespread. The national EITI is expanding outreach to mining communities, including canvassing citizens’ demand for information. The EITI can provide an instrument for tracking enforcement of rules and taxes, monitoring the ongoing updating of the mining cadastre for instance.   

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Tax and legal framework

The three main taxes and fees imposed on companies operating in the mining sector include corporate income tax, a levy on service providers (retenue sur prestation de services – RSPS) and dividends. The Tax Commissioner (“Commissariat des Impôts) is the main body responsible for collecting and managing taxes paid to the central government. Regional and municipal governments (“communes” and “prefectures”) are responsible for levying and collecting local taxes, but also receive a share of land, waste management and professional taxes as subnational transfers.   

Extractives contracts are not published.

Licenses

Licenses are awarded on a ‘first come first served’ basis, but the lack of a mining cadastre means there can be overlap between mining prospecting licenses and artisanal mining licenses. With support from the World Bank, Togo is modernising its mining cadastre system.

Beneficial ownership disclosure

Togo attempted to disclose beneficial ownership in its 2012 and 2013 EITI Reports. In both reports, about half of the companies disclosed their legal owners but no company has yet disclosed the beneficial owners. The report recommends the creation of a public beneficial ownership register.

Further information

World Bank (2015), Togo: First Phase of the Mining Governance and Development Project
US State Department, Togo 2015 Investment Climate Statement
World Bank, Doing Business in Togo 2016
République Togolaise, Code Minier
Norton Rose Fulbright (2014), Projet d’amendements au Code Minier au Togo
Togo is considered a model country in terms of compliance with the EITI Standard. We will continue on the path to full transparency.
HE Ably Bidamon, Minister of Mines and Energy

Production

Togo is a leading producer of phosphates (ranking 3rd in Africa in the 2000s) but also produces iron, limestone, gravel and sand. Ongoing development of manganese is taking place around Nayega, with first production expected in 2016.

BTI, Togo 2016 country report
UN Economic Commission for Africa, Les industries extractives au Togo
Agence Nationale de Gestion de l’Environnement du Togo (2013), Evaluation environnementales et enjeux socio-economiques des ress
a Déclaration de Berne (2015), La véritable histoire de l’or « togolais » raffiné en Suisse

Natural resources

Togo has rich deposits of iron, chromite, manganese, bauxite, phosphates and limestone. Abundant mineral resources of phosphates and limestone are found along coastal regions, while other mineral deposits are located inland. Togo has no oil and gas reserves yet but has been conducting seismic surveys.

CommodityReservesUnitSignificance
Iron500million metric tonsAround Basser
Chromite 50thousand metric tons Around Monts Ahito and of Farende
Manganese15million metric tonsAround Nayega.
Bauxite1million metric tonsAround Mont Agou.
Phosphates300million metric tonsAround Basser
Limestones375million metric tonsOn the coastal sedimentary basins

Sources

Section 3 “Context of extractive industries in Togo” in 2013 EITI Report
USGS Cote d’Ivoire and Togo Minerals Yearbook 2013
AfDB Togo Economic Outlook 2014

Further information

Direction des Eaux et des Forets, Diagnostique de la situation énergétique au Togo
Extractives sector governance, through transparency and accountability of state revenues, has become a passion for both governments and for the governed. There is no reason for us to retreat, but rather we can only extend it to other sectors so that the confidence of our populations is complete.
HE Kwesi Séléagodji Ahoomey-Zunu, former Prime Minister

Revenue collection

The latest EITI disclosures (2013) show that Togo received USD 37 million from extractive industry taxation. Almost all of these revenues came from mining, mainly cement (limestone) and phosphates. Revenues were mainly collected through corporate income tax (22%), levy on service providers (retenue sur prestation de services – RSPS) (20%) and dividends (11%). A new tax for local communities was recently introduced.

Behind the scenes of Togo’s exports
Progress Report 2016: Togo exports
Togo: improving revenue collection with EITI
Millennium Challenge Corporation, Fiscal 2016 Togo ranking

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Revenue allocation

Regional and municipal governments (“communes” and “prefectures”) manage only small local taxes, but also receive shares of land, waste management and professional taxes as subnational transfers. The Customs and Direct Taxes Department levies customs duties and penalties and remits a share of these to WAEMU (UEMOA) and ECOWAS (CEDEAO). All other revenues are managed by the Tax Commissioner (“Commissariat des Impôts”).

IMF (2015), Article IV Consultation Togo 2015
IMF (2014), Article IV Consultation Togo 2013
African Development Bank, Togo Economic Outlook 2015
IMF (2014), Togo Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper

Innovations

The EITI encourages multi-stakeholder groups to explore innovative approaches to make the EITI more relevant and useful.

  • While no contracts are currently disclosed, in 2014 the government stated its intention to publish all contracts and licenses. Togo is also upgrading its mining cadastre system.

  • Togo includes commercial groundwater and mineral commodity trading in the scope of EITI reporting.

  • Togo participated in the beneficial ownership pilot in 2015.

Implementation

EITI is updating its work plan, including follow up on recommendations from EITI reporting. Dissemination of the 2013 EITI Report is ongoing and should reach five administrative regions and 22 mining communities in 2016.

Governance

The government published Presidential Decree 2010-028 on 19 April 2010, establishing the mandate and responsibilities of its two-tier EITI implementation structure. The National Supervisory Council (“Conseil national de supervision”) chaired by the Prime Minister provides strategic and political direction to EITI implementation. The Steering Committee (“Comité de pilotage”) chaired by the Minister of Mines and Energy is the effective multi-stakeholder group.

Timeline

 

Validation

Togo’s Validation against the Standard will commence on 1 April 2017. The country is compliant under the 2011 Rules.

EITI Reports and other key documents

Togo 2014 EITI Report

Published Date: 
December, 2016
Publisher: 
Togo EITI

Togo's 2014 EITI Report covers extractive activities in the country for that fiscal year.

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2013 Togo EITI Report

Published Date: 
July, 2015
Publisher: 
Togo EITI

This EITI Report covers Togo's extractive sector in 2013. It was published in July 2015. 

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2012 Togo EITI Report

Published Date: 
December, 2014
Publisher: 
Togo EITI

This EITI Report covers Togo's extractive sector in 2012. It was published in December 2014. 

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View all documents related to Togo in our publications library

Contacts

National Coordinator 

Mr Didier Vincent Kokou AGBEMADON

Mr Didier Vincent Kokou AGBEMADON

National Coordinator, Togo

Mr Agbemadon has been Togo’s EITI national coordinator since 2010 and after being an alternate EITI Board member between 2013 and 2016, he became a full Board member in February 2016. 

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International Secretariat

Gisela Granado EITI

Gisela Granado

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Country Manager
ggranado@eiti.org

EITI responsibilities: Support EITI implementing countries

Gisela joined the team at the EITI International Secretariat in May 2014. Having worked at the Trinidad and Tobago EITI National Secretariat over the last two years,

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Bady Balde EITI

Bady Balde

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Regional Director Francophone Africa
bbalde@eiti.org

EITI responsibilities: ​Geographic: Francophone Africa. Thematic: state-owned enterprises (SOE) and oil sales, artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) and mineral smuggling, supreme audit institutions (SAIs)

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