However on 26 June, the EU expressed concern about the conduct of the polls and the results announced by the Interior Ministry. The EU and Togo held consultations on 30 July over the state of human rights, democracy and rule of law in the country but the EU was dissatisfied with the government's explanations. The grant will favour money-generating activities in agricultural and animal husbandry. In another statement sent to IRIN today, the EU said the money would also be spent on education, health, water supply, transport, and commercial infrastructure. The three-year programme, beginning on 1 December, will mostly benefit rural Togo, and to a lesser degree people living on city outskirts.
African cities tend to be surrounded by shanty towns.
The Committee for the Defence of Human Rights said the remaining political prisoners included several aides of former hardline military ruler, General Sani Abacha, as well as convicted coup plotters. The Nigerian minister of employment, labour, and productivity, Emmanuel Udogwu, told the rapporteur that three decrees said to be restricting freedom of association among labour unions were in the process of being repealed, Nigerian television reported yesterday. The rapporteur had called for the repeal of repressive laws. Sorabjee began his one-week mission to Nigeria on 22 November. Work programmes for former combatants and unemployed youths Liberian President Charles Taylor has announced the launch of a national work programme for former fighters and unemployed youths, the independent Monrovia-based Star Radio reported yesterday.