Togolese judge Kuami Gameli Lodonou has been elected President of the WAEMU Court of Justice. He was chosen on February 3, 2026, and officially installed on February 11 in Ouagadougou for a three-year term.
He takes over from Senegalese magistrate Mahawa Sémou Diouf, whose mandate has ended. Mr. Lodonou has been a member of the Court since February 2021. He previously served as Advocate General within the same institution. Before that, he was Executive Secretary of Togo’s OHADA National Commission and worked in the Togolese judicial system, including at the Supreme Court.
He studied at the National School for the Judiciary in Paris and holds a master’s degree in business law from the University of Lomé. As President, he will ensure the proper interpretation and application of WAEMU law across the Union’s eight member states.
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