Administrative Reserves: The Togolese Government Takes Action! What You Absolutely Need to Know Before November 2025
A Clear Warning to Illegal Occupants
On November 19, 2024, a joint statement from three Togolese ministries sounded the alarm. The Ministers of Territorial Administration, Economy and Finance, and Urban Planning issued a firm and direct call: all illegally occupied administrative reserves must be vacated by November 19, 2025.
Why this measure?
A *pilot land audit, conducted from September to October 2024 in the Greater Lomé Autonomous District, revealed a deeply concerning reality: over 68% of state-owned land is being occupied illegally. This alarming figure is severely delaying many essential development projects.
Why Is This a Serious Problem?
Administrative reserves are public spaces designated for the construction of schools, hospitals, markets, roads, public squares, and sports or cultural facilities. In short, they exist to improve our collective daily lives.
👉 When these spaces are illegally occupied, it causes a complete standstill in urban and social progress. How can we build a school if the land is taken? How can we launch a public health project if the State cannot access its own property?
⚖️ What the Law Says
Article 517 of the Land and Property Code (Law No. 2018-005) is crystal clear:
Immovable property belonging to the public domain—both natural and artificial—is inalienable, imprescriptible, and immune from seizure.
In plain terms: *you cannot sell, buy, or occupy state-owned land. It’s non-negotiable. Anyone attempting to do so will face *firm legal consequences starting in November 2025.
⏳ A One-Year Deadline… No Extensions!
The deadline is set: *by November 19, 2025, all illegal occupants are required to **vacate the premises voluntarily. After that date, **the State will take enforcement measures, with *zero tolerance.
Now is the time to:
- Verify the legality of your land,
- Regularize your situation if possible,
- Vacate if you are occupying land illegally.
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- We check the real legal status of the land through urban planning departments,
- We confirm title authenticity with the land registry (cadastre),
- We ensure the land is not part of a state administrative reserve (via land affairs and DAEMA),
- We verify legality with the technical services of local municipalities.
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