After months of political deadlock, Togo presented its first government under the new constitution on October 8. With the announcement of the new cabinet and state leadership, the transition from the former presidential system has been completed. Under the revised structure, longtime leader Faure Gnassingbé can now continue to hold power without term limits.

The new government consists of 27 members, including 17 ministers, with the defense portfolio held by Gnassingbé himself. The former defense minister, Marguerite Gnakadè, has been arrested, accused of siding with activists and opposition figures and of calling on the military to overthrow the government.
A notable development is the creation of a new Ministry of Economy and Strategic Monitoring, headed by Badanam Patoki. This new structure establishes an economic “super ministry,” with three deputy ministers under Patoki’s leadership: Manuela Modukpe Santos for Investment Promotion, Industry, and Economic Sovereignty; Robert Kofi Mensah Eklo for Energy and Mineral Resources; and Kossi Tenou, former national director of the Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO), for Trade and Quality Control. These strategic portfolios place Patoki at the center of national economic policy, covering industrial development and competitiveness, energy transition, and domestic market regulation. Patoki previously served as head of the Financial Markets Authority of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU).