KAMPALA.
President Museveni Tuesday hosted the President of the Republic of Togo, Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé, at State Lodge, Nakasero.
The two leaders held discussions on matters of mutual interest, focusing on regional security and strengthening bilateral ties.
President Museveni emphasised the importance of unity among African nations in addressing security challenges and advancing development goals.
Meanwhile, Togo is situated in West Africa, and it’s located between Ghana and Benin, with a population of about 9.5 million people.
The meeting was also attended by Mr Amama Mbabazi, the former Prime Minister of Uganda, Mr Frank Tumwebaze, the Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, Gen. Jeje Odongo, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Joseph Ocwet, the Director General of the External Security Organization (ESO) and a delegation from Togo, including; Mr Robert Dussey, the Minister of foreign Affairs.
President Gnassingbé ,59, has served as the fourth President of Togo since 2005. Before ascendance to presidency , he was appointed by his father President Gnassingbe Eyadema as Minister of Equipment ,Mines ,Posts and Telecommunications a portfolio he held between 2003 to 2005. When the father died in 2005, the son was immediately installed as president with support from the Army .
Doubts regarding the constitutional legitimacy of the succession led to heavy regional pressure being placed on Gnassingbé, and he subsequently resigned on 25 February,2005.
He then won a controversial presidential elections on April 24,2005, and was sworn in as president. Gnassingbé was re-elected for a second term in 2010.
In April 2015, Gnassingbé won a third term , trouncing his main challenger Jean-Pierre Fabre, by a margin of about 59 percent to 35 percent ,according to official results . In February 2020, Gnassingbe won his fourth presidential term in office .
According to official results , he won with a margin of around 72 percent of the vote share . This enabled him to defeat his closest challenger , the former prime minister Agbeyome Kodjo who gathered only 18 percent of the vote . Like it is the case in Uganda , the legitimacy of elections in Togo is widely disputed .