Mr Camara, This is a very positive development for the Togolese nation. It further goes to confirm that with popular mass action and international pressure, a dictatorship stands no chance of survival. >From: Momodou Camara <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: FWD:West Africans lift Togo sanctions >Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2005 07:36:26 -0500 > >West Africans lift Togo sanctions >The West African regional grouping Ecowas says it is lifting sanctions >against Togo with immediate effect. >The move follows the announcement by Togolese leader Faure Gnassingbe that >he is stepping down after increasing international pressure. > >Mr Faure was installed three weeks ago as president by the military, >immediately after the death of his father, Gnassingbe Eyadema. > >He will be replaced on an acting basis by parliament speaker Abass Bonfoh. > >Faure Gnassingbe said he wanted to ensure the transparency of the election >now due in April, in which he plans to stand as a candidate. > >The UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan, also welcomed Mr Faure's decision. > >'Borrowed robes' > >A spokeswoman for Nigerian President Olesegun Obasanjo, who chairs the >African Union, described Mr Faure's decision as a "victory for democracy". > >"What happened in Togo was a coup d'etat dressed in the borrowed robes of >democracy and we are glad that Faure Gnassingbe has finally realised the >folly of what happened," Remi Oyo said, quoted by AFP news agency. > > > For so long Africa has had a bad image - this is eloquest testimony that >Africa can create solutions to its own problems >Remi Oyo >Spokeswoman for Nigeria's president > >"For so long Africa has had a bad image. This is eloquest testimony that >Africa can create solutions to its own problems," she added. > >The UN and African Union imposed sanctions on Togo after Mr Faure was >installed as president by the army hours after the death of his father >earlier this month. > >Although he promised elections within 60 days, as stipulated by the >constitution, this did little to quell protests from African neighbours >and beyond. > >Constitutional amendments swiftly introduced to legitimise Mr Faure's >appointment have since been partly reversed. > >Late on Friday, the country's ruling party nominated Mr Faure as its new >candidate for the presidential election. > >Earlier this week, he visited Gabon and then Libya, for a meeting with >President Muammar Gaddafi. > > >Story from BBC NEWS: >http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/world/africa/4300089.stm > >Published: 2005/02/26 10:24:08 GMT > >いいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいい >To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L >Web interface >at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html > >To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: >http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/CGI/wa.exe?S1=gambia-l >To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: >[log in to unmask] >いいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいい _________________________________________________________________ Use MSN Messenger to send music and pics to your friends http://www.msn.co.uk/messenger いいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいい To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/CGI/wa.exe?S1=gambia-l To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] いいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいい