Ghana–Togo relations a regular flow of refugees into Ghana. By May, following Togo's partial closure of the border, all persons living in Togo, including diplomats, had to obtain a special permit from the Togolese interior ministry to travel to Ghana by road. Travelers from Ghana were allowed into Togo but were not permitted to return. By early June, half of Lomé's 600,000 residents were estimated to have fled to neighboring Ghana and Benin. At the beginning of 1994, relations between Ghana and Togo became even worse. On January 6, a commando attack occurred in Lomé, which Togolese authorities described as an attempt
Association of African Election Authorities Association of African Election Authorities The Association of African Election Authorities (AAEA) is a Regional Network of Election Management Bodies. The organization is dedicated to the professionalization of election administration through information exchange and regional networking. The Association was conceived at the Colloquium of African Election Authorities held in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe in November 1994 and since then has developed into an Association with sixteen full members and six associate members. The AAEA secretariat is based in Accra, Ghana, led by Kwadwo Afari-Gyan, Chairman of the Electoral Commission of Ghana. Member countries include: Benin, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Gabon,