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'''Kofi Esaw''' is a [[Togo]]lese politician and diplomat who has served in the government of Togo as [[Minister of Justice (Togo)|Minister of Justice]] since 2013. He was [[Minister of Foreign Affairs (Togo)|Minister of Foreign Affairs]] from 2008 to 2010 and subsequently served as diplomatic adviser to President [[Faure Gnassingbé]]. |
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==Career== |
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| ⚫ | Esaw was appointed as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Cooperation on 15 September 2008 as part of the government headed by Prime Minister [[Gilbert Houngbo]].<ref>[http://www.republicoftogo.com/central.php?o=1&s=0&d=3&i=2444 "L’équipe autour de Gilbert Fossoun Houngbo"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080918004605/http://www.republicoftogo.com/central.php?o=1&s=0&d=3&i=2444 |date=2008-09-18 }}, Republicoftogo.com, 15 September 2008 {{in lang|fr}}.</ref> He had previously been the Ambassador of Togo to [[Ethiopia]]<ref name=Docteur>[http://www.republicoftogo.com/central.php?o=5&s=1&d=3&i=2445 "Le docteur Mally débarque aux urgences"]{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, Republicoftogo.com, 16 September 2008 {{in lang|fr}}.</ref> for four years, beginning on 29 September 2004;<ref>[http://www.mfa.gov.et/Consular_Affair_Diplomatic/OrderofPrecedenceofAmbassadors.pdf List of ambassadors to Ethiopia] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081120013440/http://www.mfa.gov.et/Consular_Affair_Diplomatic/OrderofPrecedenceofAmbassadors.pdf |date=2008-11-20 }}, Ethiopian Foreign Ministry website] (accessed 16 September 2008).</ref> while serving as Ambassador to Ethiopia, he was also Togo's Ambassador to the [[African Union]], which is headquartered in [[Addis Ababa]], Ethiopia.<ref name=Docteur/> |
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Esaw was appointed as Ambassador to Ethiopia in early August 2004.<ref>[http://www.icilome.com/nouvelles/news.asp?id=1&idnews=3836 "Nomination par decrets au Conseil des ministres"], iciLome.com, 4 August 2004 {{in lang|fr}}.</ref> During the diplomatic crisis that followed the death of Togolese President [[Gnassingbé Eyadéma]] in February 2005, Esaw defended the succession of Eyadema's son, [[Faure Gnassingbé]], at a meeting of the African Union. According to Esaw, the father-son succession, which was widely deemed unconstitutional, was necessary because Togo faced "a very dangerous situation", saying that "there was the prospect of unrest and the only way to avoid the unrest was to take the action we did." The African Union's disapproval of the succession led to its decision to suspend Togo from the organization at the same meeting; Esaw was asked to leave the meeting following the suspension.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4297183.stm "AU calls for wider Togo sanctions"], BBC News, 25 February 2005.</ref> |
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Esaw was appointed as Minister of Justice and Relations with the Institutions of the Republic on 17 September 2013.<ref>[http://www.republicoftogo.com/Toutes-les-rubriques/Politique/Un-nouveau-gouvernement-au-Togo "Un nouveau gouvernement au Togo"], République Togolaise website, 17 September 2013 {{in lang|fr}}.</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 03:39, 13 December 2024
Kofi Esaw is a Togolese politician and diplomat who has served in the government of Togo as Minister of Justice since 2013. He was Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2008 to 2010 and subsequently served as diplomatic adviser to President Faure Gnassingbé.
Career
[edit]Esaw was appointed as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Cooperation on 15 September 2008 as part of the government headed by Prime Minister Gilbert Houngbo.[1] He had previously been the Ambassador of Togo to Ethiopia[2] for four years, beginning on 29 September 2004;[3] while serving as Ambassador to Ethiopia, he was also Togo's Ambassador to the African Union, which is headquartered in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.[2]
Esaw was appointed as Ambassador to Ethiopia in early August 2004.[4] During the diplomatic crisis that followed the death of Togolese President Gnassingbé Eyadéma in February 2005, Esaw defended the succession of Eyadema's son, Faure Gnassingbé, at a meeting of the African Union. According to Esaw, the father-son succession, which was widely deemed unconstitutional, was necessary because Togo faced "a very dangerous situation", saying that "there was the prospect of unrest and the only way to avoid the unrest was to take the action we did." The African Union's disapproval of the succession led to its decision to suspend Togo from the organization at the same meeting; Esaw was asked to leave the meeting following the suspension.[5]
Esaw was appointed as Minister of Justice and Relations with the Institutions of the Republic on 17 September 2013.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "L’équipe autour de Gilbert Fossoun Houngbo" Archived 2008-09-18 at the Wayback Machine, Republicoftogo.com, 15 September 2008 (in French).
- ^ a b "Le docteur Mally débarque aux urgences"[permanent dead link], Republicoftogo.com, 16 September 2008 (in French).
- ^ List of ambassadors to Ethiopia Archived 2008-11-20 at the Wayback Machine, Ethiopian Foreign Ministry website] (accessed 16 September 2008).
- ^ "Nomination par decrets au Conseil des ministres", iciLome.com, 4 August 2004 (in French).
- ^ "AU calls for wider Togo sanctions", BBC News, 25 February 2005.
- ^ "Un nouveau gouvernement au Togo", République Togolaise website, 17 September 2013 (in French).