Cote d’Ivoire and Togo are founding members of the “Conseil de l'Entente”, the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) and the Community of West African States (ECOWAS). They have maintained privileged relations since independence.
Then, several friendship visits were made between the two (02) countries including:
- January 2019, friendship and working visit of President FAURE Gnassingbé to Cote d’Ivoire;
- April 03, 2018, friendship and working visit of President FAURE Gnassingbé to Cote d’Ivoire;
- November 20, 2017, friendship and working visit of President FAURE Gnassingbé to Cote d’Ivoire;
- August 29, 2015: Working visit of President Alassane OUATTARA to Togo;
February 16, 2015, working and friendship visit of President FAURE Gnassingbé to Cote d’Ivoire.
At the end of the friendship and working visit of February 16, 2015, three (03) bilateral agreements were signed:
- Agreement on the creation of a Grand Joint Cooperation Commission;
- Agreement on the creation of a joint committee for the follow-up and evaluation of the decisions and recommendations of the Grand Joint Cooperation Commission;
- Memorandum of Understanding on regular political consultations between the two (02) Ministries of Foreign Affairs.
It should be noted that Togo played a very important role in mediating the settlement of the 2002 crisis in Cote d’Ivoire.
