Kofi Esaw

Kofi Esaw is a Togolese diplomat and politician and acting foreign minister in the government of Prime Minister Gilbert Houngbo .

From September 2004 until his appointment as Foreign Minister, Esaw served as Togo's Ambassador to Ethiopia and the African Union . In this function he justified the presidential succession of the dictator Gnassingbé Eyadéma, who died on February 5, 2005, to his son Faure Gnassingbé , which was not considered constitutional , and which led to Togo's suspension from the African Union.

He was appointed to the post of Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration ( Ministre des Affaires Etrangères et de l'Intégration Régionale ) on September 15, 2008.

Individual evidence

1. ^ AU calls for wider Togo sanctions . BBC News Africa, February 25, 2005.
2. ↑ Le Gouvernement togolais  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.   . Republique Togolaise, September 15, 2008.