Franklin Cudjoe, President of policy think tank IMANI Africa, has called on Ghanaian President John Mahama to urgently mediate Togo’s escalating political crisis following violent crackdowns on protesters.
Cudjoe warned that Ghana lacks the economic capacity to absorb potential refugees if instability intensifies.
His appeal responds to Togolese military forces targeting youth and civil society groups protesting President Faure Gnassingbé’s recent swearing-in as head of the Council of Ministers—a move analysts view as enabling lifetime rule.