AI regulation in Togo (2026)

Togo is preparing its first national AI strategy to guide AI use in public services, support local research, and define an appropriate regulatory framework; it is in the consultation/drafting phase and not yet adopted.

Drafting is steered by the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights and the Ministry of Digital Economy and Digital Transformation (MENTD), through multi-stakeholder forums (e.g. 'Artificial Intelligence and Democratic Governance' in Lomé) bringing together ministries, public institutions and civil society.

A policy to integrate AI into technical and vocational education was launched on 23 September 2025 in Lomé with a final document expected in early 2026; Togo also aims to train 50,000 students per year in AI, coding and digital English.

Legal analysts note the strategic momentum is not yet matched by substantive law adapted to AI (e.g. liability for AI-caused harm); the regulatory framework is still being defined rather than enacted.

Law No. 2019-014 of 29 October 2019 on personal data protection regulates collection, processing and storage of personal data (and thus AI data use), but its supervisory authority (IPDCP) has faced delays in being fully established.

AI governance is positioned within the wider 'Togo Digital 2025-2030' transformation agenda, which seeks regional alignment on data sharing and AI governance and the digitization of all ministries.