Ghana: Extradition treaties with neighbouring countries during 1985-1986
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 September 1989 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | GHA2129 |
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Leaders from Ghana, Benin, Togo and Nigeria met in August, September and October 1984 to sign extradition treaties and other accords. [Keesing's Record of World Events, vol. 31, no. 4 (April 1985), p. 33512.] When these same four countries met again in November 1985, relations were noticeably tense between Ghana and Togo as a result of a series of bombings in Lomé (capital of Togo) for which the Togolese government held the Ghanaian government responsible. [Keesing's Record of World Events, vol. 32, no. 9 (September 1986), pp. 34602-34603.]
It also accused the Ghanaian government of harboring opponents of the Togolese government. [Ibid.] In June 1986, Togo expelled Ghanaian exiles opposed to the Rawlings government in Ghana. [Ibid.]
In November 1985, Michael Agbouti Soussoudis, a cousin of Ghanaian president Rawlings, was deported from the United States in exchange for eight Ghanaian nationals accused of spying for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). [Keesing's Record of World Events, vol. 32, no. 1 (January 1986), pp. 34093-34094.] A few days later, in response, Ghana expelled four American diplomats for allegedly spying on the Ghanaian government. [Keesing's Record of World Events, vol. 33, no. 3 (March 1987), pp. 34982-34983.]
