Stakeholdermeeting Togo 2022

At the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung’s (KAS) 2022 Stakeholders Meeting in Togo, the focus was on exchange and conviviality between the different partners

Dr Stefanie Brinkel, Director of the Regional Programme Political Dialogue in West Africa (PDWA), in her welcoming remarks at the meeting with the partners of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung 2022 in Togo

Mr. Ouri Bossi Tchacondoh, former Togolese Minister, President of Observation Centre for the Promotion of the Rule of Law (COPED), during his speech on the democratic challenges of West Africa

Matthias Veltin, the German Ambassador to Togo, spoke about the importance of the work of German foundations, particularly the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung

Representatives of partner organisations at the KAS 2022 partners' meeting in Togo

Theodore Golli, Programme Officer of the KAS WDP moderated the opening ceremony of the event

The meeting, led by the director of the programme, Dr. Stefanie Brinkel, also resident representative of the Abidjan office, was officially opened by the German ambassador to Togo, HE Mr Matthias Veltin, and attended by many partners and guests from Togo, France and the United States.

After Dr Stefanie Brinkel's speech, Mr Ouro-Bossi Tchakondo, former minister and president of a Togolese civil society organisation, COPED, gave an overview of the state of democracy in the country, before the official opening of the cocktail by Ambassador Matthias Veltin. It was an opportunity for everyone to get to know each other and to exchange views on political, economic and social issues.

Among the guests were political, administrative and traditional authorities, KAS scholars, partners of the World Without Hunger (EWOH) programme, journalists and civil society members.

As a reminder, KAS Abidjan through PDWA covers Cote d'Ivoire, Benin, Togo, Guinea, and is gradually integrating Liberia and Sierra Leone.