The Togo’s Prime Minister, Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé, championed a revitalized economic partnership between Africa and Europe during the FII PRIORITY Europe 2026 summit held in Rome from June 17 to 19. As a keynote speaker at the forum focused on European competitiveness, he highlighted Togo’s ambition to become a key logistics hub in reshaping global value chains.
Prime Minister Gnassingbé leads Togo’s delegation at Rome economic summit
On Wednesday, June 17, 2026, Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé, Togo’s Prime Minister, took part in the FII PRIORITY Europe summit at the Waldorf Astoria Rome Cavalieri. Arriving in the Italian capital the day before, he attended the event at the invitation of Yasir ben Othman Al-Rumayyan, Governor of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) and Chairman of the FII Institute, which organized the conference.
Renewed Africa-Europe partnership: Togo positions itself as a logistics gateway
During his address, the Togolese leader underscored the potential of deeper economic ties between Africa and Europe. He emphasized the continent’s rapid growth as a magnet for investment flows, infrastructure development, and enhanced regional integration.
Togo, he noted, is determined to capitalize on this momentum by leveraging its strategic role as a regional logistics platform. The country is promoting its state-of-the-art Port of Lomé, the expansion of integrated industrial zones, and ongoing reforms to improve the business climate—all aimed at attracting more foreign direct investment (FDI) and strengthening trade corridors with landlocked neighboring countries.
« A natural gateway to West Africa’s hinterland, driving shared growth, » declared Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé, Prime Minister of Togo.
Togo’s diplomatic push for regional connectivity gains momentum
This visit to Rome is part of an intensive week for Togo’s economic diplomacy. Just three days earlier, the Prime Minister inaugurated the country’s first African Aviation Transport Convention and Exhibition in Lomé. These coordinated efforts reflect Togo’s commitment to positioning connectivity—whether port-based, air travel, or digital—as a cornerstone of its national development strategy.
