Ministère de la Sécurité et de la Protection Civile _ TOGO

What Ministère de la Sécurité et de la Protection Civile _ TOGO does

The Ministère de la Sécurité et de la Protection Civile (Ministry of Security and Civil Protection) of Togo is a state ministry headquartered in Lomé, founded in 2014, that holds exclusive national authority over internal security, civil protection, and identity documentation. It coordinates the operational activity of the Police Nationale, Gendarmerie Nationale, Agence Nationale de la Protection Civile (ANPC), Office Central de Répression du Trafic Illicite des Drogues et du Blanchiment (OCRTIDB), Direction Générale de la Documentation Nationale (DGDN), and Sapeurs-Pompiers, and is led by Minister Ambassador Calixte Batossie MADJOULBA. The ministry's operational platform spans a nationwide network of police stations and gendarmerie brigades across all 117 communes, supported by digital infrastructure including the SIPAO/WAPIS West African police information system, the newly launched DGDN Mobile identity-enrollment service (pilot in 7 police sectors, scaling to 39 prefectures), the Numéro Vert 1014 citizen reporting hotline, and specialized units such as the Brigades Anti-Criminalité (BAC) and the Division de la Sécurité Routière (DSR).

Its core outputs are governmental rather than commercial: counter-narcotics enforcement (50,729 kg of drugs seized and destroyed in 2025), road safety enforcement (3,262 accidents and 282 deaths recorded in H1 2023), disaster risk management under the ANPC strategic plan 2020-2024, missing-persons resolution (86 of 102 cases resolved Dec 2025–Feb 2026), and national ID enrollment through DGDN and DGDN Mobile. The ministry is funded entirely through the Togolese state budget and external donor grants (notably EU support for the €3M PAFP police training school at Davié and UN Peacebuilding Fund co-financing for Savanes), and pursues service delivery through bilateral and multilateral partnerships with the EU, UN (UNDP, UNHCR, UNOCT/CTED, Peacebuilding Fund), ECOWAS, the Africa-Frontex Intelligence Community (AFIC), Interpol, and the governments of India, China, and the United States.

International cooperation is a structural pillar rather than an adjunct: Togo has hosted the AFIC plenary in Lomé (Nov 2023), the ECOWAS human-security symposium (June 2025), the Council of Entente counter-terrorism seminar (Dec 2025), the ministerial session that produced the Lomé Declaration on refugee protection (July 2025), and a UN Counter-Terrorism Committee mission (March 2026). These partnerships deliver training infrastructure (Indian command training, EU police school), intelligence interoperability (SIPAO/WAPIS, ECOWARN), and operational coordination (Interpol maritime forensics under AGWE, FBI vehicle restitution). The ministry's territorial reorganization, regional security leadership, and donor-funded modernization programs point to an organization in active expansion rather than steady-state operation.

Name

Ministère de la Sécurité et de la Protection Civile _ TOGO

Legal name

Ministère de la Sécurité et de la Protection Civile

Website

https://securite.gouv.tg

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Ministère de la Sécurité et de la Protection Civile is Togo's national ministry responsible for internal security, law enforcement, civil protection, counter-narcotics, and national identification, serving the country's 117 communes and population through the National Police, Gendarmerie, ANPC, OCRTIDB, DGDN, and firefighters.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Safety and Civil Protection

NAICS

Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities (922), Police Protection (92212), Fire Protection (92216), National Security (928110), Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (921)

SIC

Services-Detective, Guard & Armored Car Services (7381)

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Executive Office / Cabinet Secretariat

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Central/Federal Government Administration

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Emergency Management & National Resilience (Civil Protection)

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Central/Federal Government Administration

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Emergency Management & Disaster Response (EOC, Civil Defense)

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Law Enforcement & Public Safety (Police, Fire, EMS)

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Community Safety Administration (Fire/EMS, Emergency Management)

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Local/Municipal Government Administration

Keywords

• National security services
• Civil protection services
• Law enforcement operations
• Disaster risk management
• Identity documentation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Lomé

HQ country

Togo

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Ministère de la Sécurité et de la Protection Civile provides national internal security, law enforcement, civil protection, counter-narcotics, and identity documentation services to the Togolese state and citizens. Through its operational agencies (Police Nationale, Gendarmerie Nationale, ANPC, OCRTIDB, DGDN), it delivers policing, disaster risk management, drug enforcement, national ID card issuance, and emergency response across all 117 communes of Togo.

Product overview

The Ministère de la Sécurité et de la Protection Civile _ TOGO operates a portfolio of interconnected security and civil protection services. The core offerings include the Police Nationale for law enforcement, the ANPC for civil protection, OCRTIDB for counter-narcotics, the DGDN for identity documents (including the DGDN Mobile mobile service), and road safety division. Key operational programs include the BAC anti-crime brigades, the KÉLIGOU holiday security operations, and the 1014 emergency hotline. The ministry also participates in regional systems like SIPAO/WAPIS for West African police cooperation. This is a government security ministry, not a commercial product company.

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Products and services

• Police Nationale National police service providing public security, law enforcement, and community policing across Togo's 117 communes. Operates police stations in every commune, with specialized units including the BAC anti-crime brigades.
• Protection Civile (ANPC) National civil protection services managed by the Agence Nationale de la Protection Civile (ANPC) for disaster prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery. Implements the 2020-2024 strategic plan for disaster risk reduction aligned with national climate resilience.
• DGDN Mobile Mobile national identity document service bringing Carte Nationale d'Identité (CNI) production directly to underserved and rural populations through mobile production units across 7 police sectors in the pilot phase.
• OCRTIDB (Office Central de Répression du Trafic Illicite des Drogues et du Blanchiment) Central office for drug trafficking suppression and money laundering enforcement, coordinating counter-narcotics operations including dismantling criminal networks and fighting financial circuits derived from illicit activities. Seized 50,729 kg of drugs in 2025.
• CNAD (Comité National Anti-Drogue) National anti-drug committee coordinating prevention campaigns, addiction treatment, rehabilitation, and community involvement in drug control.
• Sécurité Routière (DSR) Road safety division (Division de la Sécurité Routière) conducting enforcement, controls, awareness campaigns, and driver licensing. Oversees driving license category A requirements for motorcycles and records road safety statistics.
• Brigades Anti-Criminalité (BAC) Anti-crime brigades - newly created police units deployed throughout the country to strengthen police presence, urban security coverage, and rapid response capabilities.
• Direction Générale de la Documentation Nationale (DGDN) National documentation authority responsible for identity document production, enrollment, and issuance including national ID cards. Operates mobile CNI production units through the DGDN Mobile program.
• Numéro Vert 1014 Free emergency hotline for citizens to report corruption, crime, and incivisme to security services. Operates as a public engagement channel for community security concerns.
• Sapeurs-Pompiers (Firefighters) Emergency response and fire services including the SAFETY rural evacuation program in partnership with Pompiers Volontaires NGO and DOSI. Organizes rural youth into economic interest groups (GIE) of 8 people equipped with 4 motorized tricycles including ambulance versions for rural emergency evacuations.
• SIPAO/WAPIS (West African Police Information System) Regional police information system enabling interconnectivity between national law enforcement agencies (police, gendarmerie, customs, water and forest services, justice) for information sharing across West Africa. Protocol signed March 14, 2019. Equipment worth 36 million CFA francs delivered.
• Commissariat/Brigade Network Expansion (117 communes) Reorganization of security force deployment placing a police station and gendarmerie brigade in each of the 117 communes, improving accessibility and responsiveness of security services nationwide.
• Centre Polyvalent de Formation (CPF) Regional multipurpose training center established in partnership with Indian police (Jodhpur Commando Training Center) for continuous training of commando elements. Provides training in hostage liberation, anti-banditry, canine teams, and counter-terrorism with regional vocation.

Quantifiable outcome

• 84.31% of missing persons cases resolved (86 out of 102 cases)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Integration6 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• United Nations - Peacebuilding FundcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 April 2026Joint project for violence prevention launched in the Savanes region, funded by the UN Peacebuilding Fund. Project aims to promote inclusive management of natural resources, strengthen community security mechanisms, prevent local conflicts, and reinforce social cohesion.
• United Nations - DECT (UN Counter-Terrorism Committee)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 March 2026Togo hosted a UN Counter-Terrorism Committee mission led by Under-Secretary-General Nathalia Gherman to assess progress in implementing UN Security Council resolutions on counter-terrorism and identify technical assistance needs. The mission covered legislative frameworks, financing of terrorism, border management, ICT security, prevention of radicalization, and gender integration in security policies.
• Council of EntentemajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 December 2025Regional seminar on lessons learned from terrorism and violent extremism prevention in Entente space with ISS (Institute for Security Studies). Participants from 5 member states (Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Niger, Togo) plus Ghana, Mali, AES, Lake Chad Basin Commission and Accra Initiative.
• UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 July 2025Togo hosted ministerial session of dialogue on national security and refugee protection with five ECOWAS countries. Lomé Declaration signed marking strong political commitment to international protection of refugees. Topics covered border security mechanisms, territorial access, non-refoulement principle, registration, reception and protection of refugees.
• ECOWAS - Early Warning System (ECOWARN)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 June 2025ECOWAS symposium on human security and national early warning mechanisms held in Lomé. System established under 1993 revised Treaty has 8 operational centers with 4 more being created. Between 2022-2025, over 54,000 event reports and 5,992 situation reports collected on human security.
• Government of India - Police CooperationminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 May 2024Indian police delegation led by Inspector General Harendra Kumar (Jodhpur Commando Training Center) visited to assist in establishing a Multipurpose Training Center (CPF) for continuous training of commando elements protecting high-level officials. Center will have regional vocation and provide training in hostage liberation, anti-banditry, canine teams, and counter-terrorism.
• United States of AmericamajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 January 2024US Ambassador Elizabeth Fitzsimmons visited to reaffirm US commitment to partnership with Togo and support for efforts to prevent and combat violent extremism. Multiple cooperation axes discussed.
• Africa-Frontex Intelligence Community (AFIC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 November 2023Regional intelligence community comprising Benin, Burkina Faso, Cap-Vert, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Mali, Morocco, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, South Sudan, Chad and Togo. Hosted conference plenary session in Lomé to review Q3 2023 analytical work on border management challenges including migrant trafficking, human trafficking, drug trafficking, terrorism and cross-border crimes.
• People's Republic of ChinaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 October 2023Chinese Ambassador visited the Minister for courtesy call and discussions on cooperation topics between Togo and China in the security domain.
• ECOWAS - SIPAO/WAPIScoreTechnology or Integration · 5 November 2019West African Police Information System (SIPAO/WAPIS) is a ECOWAS program sponsored by EU and implemented by Interpol. Objective is to interconnect national law enforcement agencies (police, gendarmerie, customs, water and forest services, justice) for information sharing. Protocol signed March 14, 2019. Equipment worth 36 million CFA francs delivered.
• United Nations - UNDPmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 October 2019UNDP provided technical and financial support for civil-military dialogue forums between defense and security forces and civilian populations in Central and Savanes regions. Project aimed at improving relations between security forces and civilians to prevent conflicts.
• United Nations - Platform on Disaster Risk ReductionmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 August 2019ANPC's strategic plan 2020-2024 developed through consultation with national disaster risk reduction platform stakeholders. Plan aligned with PND effect 12 on sustainable natural resource management and climate change resilience.
• ONG Pompiers VolontairesminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 September 2017Partnership with voluntary firefighters NGO and DOSI (Organization of Informal Sector) to develop SAFETY program for emergency evacuations in rural areas. Program organizes rural youth into economic interest groups (GIE) of 8 people, each equipped with 4 motorized tricycles including ambulance versions.
• OIPC-InterpolcoreTechnology or Integration · 3 July 2017International criminal police organization collaborating on AGWE project to help Gulf of Guinea states (Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Nigeria, Ghana, Togo) combat maritime crime. Workshop on maritime forensics covering crime scene management, underwater crime scenes, diving accidents, and piracy ballistic analysis.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Ministère de l'Administration Territoriale, de la Décentralisation et de la Sécurité (Burkina Faso): Burkina Faso ministry managing internal security and civil protection in a Sahel state facing acute violent extremism — directly comparable in mandate and exposed to the same regional security spillovers that drive much of Togo's security posture.
• Ministère de l'Intérieur et de la Sécurité (Côte d'Ivoire): Ivorian ministry with a near-identical mandate (internal security, civil protection, police, gendarmerie, civil defense) operating in a neighboring West African state with shared regional security dynamics, donor relationships (EU, UN, Interpol), and francophone administrative structure.
• Ministry of the Interior (Ghana): Ghanaian ministry coordinating internal security, police service, prisons, and immigration with overlapping regional security concerns, ECOWAS membership, and West African crime dynamics — directly comparable in scope and governance structure.

Broad incumbents

• Federal Ministry of Police Affairs (Nigeria): Nigeria's federal ministry overseeing the Nigeria Police Force with broader scale, resources, and institutional complexity — comparable mandate (national policing, civil defense coordination) but operating at a much larger scale and budget.
• UK Home Office: UK ministerial department responsible for security, policing, immigration, and civil contingencies — comparable in unifying security, policing, and civil protection under a single ministry, though operating in a different governance and funding context.
• U.S. Department of Homeland Security: U.S. federal department combining law enforcement (via sub-agencies), emergency management (FEMA), and border security — analogous mandate covering policing, civil protection, and emergency response, but at vastly greater scale and resources.
• Ministère de l'Intérieur (France): French ministry of the interior covering national police, gendarmerie, civil protection, and security policy — comparable in mandate but operating at far greater scale and with a more developed institutional framework; a structural benchmark for francophone security administration.

Others

• INTERPOL: International criminal police organization that is both a major partner (AGWE maritime project, SIPAO/WAPIS implementation) and a structural peer in cross-border law enforcement coordination — comparable in cross-border security mandate though organized as an intergovernmental body.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles7 records

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