On Wednesday, September 27, 2017, at the Institution’s headquarters, HCRRUN members met with the three members of the Management Committee of the Special Fund for the Compensation of Victims of Political Violence from 1958 to 2005, established by Decree No. 2017-039/PR of March 23, 2017. Mr. Ametonou Kudzo, Mr. Ibouraim Kperegueni, central treasury inspectors, and […]
After a four-year mission in Togo, the Head of the European Union Delegation is preparing to depart. Nicolas Berlanga-Martinez chose Tuesday, August 29, 2017, to bid farewell to the High Commissioner for Reconciliation and Strengthening National Unity (HCRRUN). He was received by HCRRUN members and the entire staff in the presence of the media. Presiding […]
Following the purification ceremonies held from July 3 to 9, 2017, which culminated on Thursday, July 6 for traditional ceremonies, Friday, July 7 for the Muslim community, and Sunday, July 9 for Christian churches, HCRRUN thanks all those who, near or far, in person or in spirit, took part in these various ceremonies. HCRRUN would […]
The week decreed by the Togolese government, following a proposal by HCRRUN, for the purification of Togo concluded this Sunday, July 9, 2017, with Catholic masses and Protestant services. At the Assemblies of God temple at ESTAO in Lomé, the President of HCRRUN, Mrs. Awa Nana-Daboya, Prime Minister Selom Komi Klassou, and several members of […]
As part of the purification week decreed by the government, followers of the Prophet Muhammad prayed throughout the national territory for God to purify Togo. In Lomé, the Central Mosque hosted this prayer with the presence of Head of State Faure Gnassingbé, his Prime Minister Selom Kimi Klassou, and the entire government. More than a […]
Libation, immolation of rams, chickens, water and beverages, holy water. These offerings essentially marked the beginning of purification ceremonies across Togolese territory today. Priests of traditional religions led the ceremonies. From Lomé to Cinkassé, the ceremonies took place under rain, a sign of blessing and acceptance of the offerings by the gods. The government, represented […]
In accordance with recommendation 47 of the CVJR, and following the Council of Ministers’ decision of June 22, 2017, defining the period from July 3 to 9 as that reserved for purification, the various religious denominations are beginning the final rites of the purification ceremonies this Thursday, July 6. The locations and times for these […]
The High Commission for Reconciliation and the Strengthening of National Unity (HCRRUN) and the Government met with religious leaders and the media on Monday, July 3, 2017, in Lomé as part of the implementation of purification ceremonies for Togo, in accordance with Recommendation 47 of the CVJR. This meeting aims to define together with these […]
On the proposal of the HCRRUN, the government decreed the week from 3 to 9 July 2017 as Purification Week in order to comply with Recommendation 47 of the CVJR, which states “…that all religious denominations (Christian churches, the Muslim Union, traditional chiefs, traditional priests and all other officially recognised denominations) be invited to pool […]