Togo’s foreign minister speaks similar words to the AFP news agency. “Togo’s member is motivated to expand its diplomatic, political and economic network and get closer to the English – speaking world.”
Good relations with the British also meant the deliberate withdrawal of us from France. A Togolese political scientist told the AFP that French influence in Togo was largely responsible for the country’s economic problems. “It is better for many to join the Commonwealth than to share the French language and culture, which ultimately failed to promote development,” he says.
Close relationship with VK
It came at a time of great tension between Kigali, a member of Rwanda, and Paris. France has been accused of backing the Rwandan government, which in 1994 caused the genocide of hundreds of thousands of Tutsis and moderate Houthis.
Rwanda severed diplomatic ties with France in 2006 after a French judge accused President Kagame and several other officials of plotting to assassinate former President Hapiermana.
The East African government has forged closer ties with the United Kingdom since joining the Commonwealth. The latest example of this is a controversial immigration deal that ended this year. The UK wants to send asylum seekers to Rwanda so they can wait for the asylum process there.
Rwanda will receive 120 million from the UK to participate in the project. Yesterday, Prime Minister Johnson declined to say whether the money had already been paid, but said he believed the plan would “provide value for money”.
