{"id":467876,"date":"2018-02-27T01:00:38","date_gmt":"2018-02-27T01:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2018\/02\/27\/togo-political-dialogue-to-continue-in-ghana-togos-opposition-mp\/"},"modified":"2018-02-27T01:00:38","modified_gmt":"2018-02-27T01:00:38","slug":"togo-political-dialogue-to-continue-in-ghana-togos-opposition-mp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2018\/02\/27\/togo-political-dialogue-to-continue-in-ghana-togos-opposition-mp\/","title":{"rendered":"Togo political dialogue to continue in Ghana \u2014 Togo\u2019s Opposition MP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">General News of Monday, 26 February 2018<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>www.ghanaweb.com<\/p>\n<p>2018-02-26<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/89773688.295.jpg\" alt=\"Nana Togo2\" title=\"Nana Togo2\" width=\"295\" height=\"221\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in Togo<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125817929577\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125817929577\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/1519693238_368_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">The political negotiations between Togo\u2019s ruling Gnassingbe regime and the opposition will continue in Ghana in the coming days, an opposition spokesperson, Jean Kissi said on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The negotiations opened in the Togolese capital Lom\u00e9 last week aimed at ending a crippling political stalemate which has seen thousands take to the streets across the country on an almost weekly basis since August 2017.<\/p>\n<p>According to Jean Kissi, there has been a deadlock since the opening of the dialogue last week and the opposition is demanding the participation of its leader Tikpi Atchadam to continue the negotiation.<\/p>\n<p>Tikpi Atchadam who has initiated the demonstrations in August has fled for his life and is currently living in Ghana. In order to let him participate in the controversial constitutional reform talks, the opposition has suggested to President Akuffo Addo to move the talks to Ghana. <\/p>\n<p>An earlier demand to let Tikpi Atchadm participate in the dialogue in Togo has been rejected by the Chief of Togo Armed Forces, General F\u00e9lix Abalo Kadanga. The late accuses Tikpi Atchadam of killing security forces during the August protest.<\/p>\n<p>Note that Ghana\u2019s President Nana Akufo-Addo and his Guinean counterpart Alpha Conde are acting as mediators in the talks.<\/p>\n<p>The opposition coalition has demanded \u201cmeasures for de-escalation,\u201d including the release of detained prisoners and the withdrawal of security forces from opposition strongholds.<\/p>\n<p>Togo\u2019s President Faure Gnassingbe &#8220;has decided to give a presidential pardon to 45 of the 92 people detained \u2026 following their participation in protests,&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/content.jwplatform.com\/players\/uPgoAVK6-GtVgZhNx.html\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"auto\" allowfullscreen=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Ghanaian delegation spokesman Daniel Osei said last week about 43 prisoners have been released so far.<\/p>\n<p>The opposition wants the reintroduction of a two-term limit on presidents, applied retroactively, to prevent the current head of state seeking re-election in 2020 and 2025. <\/p>\n<p>Gnassingbe, whose family has been in power in Togo for 50 years, took over from his father, General Gnassingbe Eyadema, on his death in 2005.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/content.jwplatform.com\/players\/cKXcBLxL-GtVgZhNx.html\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"auto\" allowfullscreen=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: 32 updated by: -1 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of html generated by this->footer() -->\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>General News of Monday, 26 February 2018 Source: www.ghanaweb.com 2018-02-26 President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in Togo The political negotiations between Togo\u2019s ruling Gnassingbe regime and the opposition will continue in Ghana in the coming days, an opposition spokesperson, Jean Kissi said on Monday. 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