In English

Taille du texte

Ecowas force to help deter Togo vote violence

Ecowas force to help deter Togo vote violence

West African states will provide a multinational force to help police next month's elections in Togo, where violence during a 2005 vote left at least 400 dead.
Tensions are high ahead of the vote, with opposition leaders accusing incumbent President Faure Gnassingbe of planning to rig the outcome.
"We're here for prevention, but we don't expect turmoil," Colonel Siaka Sangare (photo), head of the Togo mission of the regional body ECOWAS, said during a press conference.
"My greatest wish is that the election takes place in a climate of transparency and calm," he added.
The mission will include 146 military observers from 13 ECOWAS member states. It will support local security forces, including Togo's specially trained election force numbering roughly 3,000, Colonel Sangare said.
The special election force, supported by the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross, has been managing security at campaign rallies which kicked off earlier this month.

Publié le 20/02/2010

plus d'articles IN ENGLISH

Loading comments ...

Loading comments ...

Focus
focus
Belle opération des commandos marine Un tanker battant pavillon panaméen, en mouillage dans les eaux territoriales togolaises dans l'attente d'un déchargement au Port de Lomé, a...
TOGO TELECOM

Afrique

FLICKR
SALT

Météo

  • Atakpame
    Scattered Clouds
    31° C
    • Humidité47%
    • Pression1009 hPa ()
    • Direction du ventEast
    • Vitesse du vent4km/h
  • Dapaon
    Haze
    34° C
    • Humidité15%
    • Pression-- hPa (En hausse)
    • Direction du ventNE
    • Vitesse du vent7km/h
  • Kara
    Clear
    33° C
    • Humidité9%
    • Pression1013 hPa (En baisse)
    • Direction du ventNorth
    • Vitesse du vent13km/h
  • Kouma-Konda
    Mostly Cloudy
    31° C
    • Humidité58%
    • Pression1008 hPa (En baisse)
    • Direction du ventEast
    • Vitesse du vent4km/h
  • Lome
    Partly Cloudy
    31° C
    • Humidité66%
    • Pression1007 hPa (Régulier)
    • Direction du ventSSW
    • Vitesse du vent32km/h
  • Mango
    Haze
    34° C
    • Humidité8%
    • Pression-- hPa ()
    • Direction du ventNE
    • Vitesse du vent7km/h
  • Niamtogou
    Clear
    33° C
    • Humidité9%
    • Pression1013 hPa (En baisse)
    • Direction du ventNorth
    • Vitesse du vent13km/h
  • Sokode
    Clear
    34° C
    • Humidité6%
    • Pression-- hPa ()
    • Direction du ventNE
    • Vitesse du vent4km/h
  • Tabligbo
    Partly Cloudy
    31° C
    • Humidité66%
    • Pression1007 hPa (Régulier)
    • Direction du ventSSW
    • Vitesse du vent32km/h