Naka Gnassingbé leads Togo’s new road company
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on 24heureinfo
Naka Gnassingbé de Souza has taken charge of Togo’s National Road Financing Company, created after SAFER was transformed. SONAFIR’s first director-general is to lead the diversification of road infrastructure financing, according to 24heureinfo.
Naka Gnassingbé de Souza took up her duties as director-general of the National Road Financing Company (SONAFIR) on Friday 23 October in Lomé. She becomes the first head of the structure, created to broaden financing for the construction, rehabilitation and maintenance of Togo’s road network, reports 24heureinfo.
The appointment took place during a handover ceremony with Atoute Outchantcha, who headed the Autonomous Road Maintenance Financing Company (SAFER). Created on 26 June 2026 as part of SAFER’s transformation, SONAFIR is to mobilise more diversified resources to support major road projects. Naka Gnassingbé de Souza previously headed the National Agency for the Promotion and Guarantee of Financing for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises.
