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UEMOA summit appeals for resumed aid to Lome

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    Leaders of the seven-nation Union economique et monetaire ouest-africaine (UEMOA) ended their day-long summit on Wednesday with an appeal to the European Union to resume aid to Togo, Reuters reported. The EU cut off aid after the disputed 1993 elections, won by incumbent President Gnassingbe Eyadema.

    The main opposition parties boycotted a parliamentary election in March because they said that the main opposition politician, Gilchrist Olympio, had been robbed of victory in the presidential polls.

    UEMOA comprises Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Senegal and Togo.

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