Kodjo Amegnisso Tossou
Austin, Texas, United States
Kodjo Amegnisso Tossou
Austin, Texas, United States
Kodjo Amegnisso Tossou is a togolese politician, humanitarian and businessman, studied in Dakar, Senegal and receive a degree in organizational management from Cheikh Anta Diop University. After working for a number of pharmacies in Togo, he established a network of businesses in West Africa, as a merchant of high-tech goods, representing brands from Europe. He does Imports for himself as well as Imports for third parties.
In March 1990, Kodjo Amegnisso Tossou visited the West region of Sudan, he arrived in the town of Rumbek, on the evening of March 30. On the same day a battle battle between the government and Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) had intensified around the government- held garrisons in South-Western Sudan. Many civilians were wouded, the dying and the dead remained on the battlefield. As the war continued, a million have lost their lives either in battle, due to diseases, malnutrition, or starvation. It has to be noted that in this war , with both the government and the SPLA using starvation as a weapon,more than 500,000 people were reported to have starved to death. Kodjo Amegnisso Tossou told several reporters that because of the war, Sudan is no place for chldren. "The civil war in Sudan,has caused a number of social, cultural and economical problems for Sudan. I would like to give a short summary about the effect of this war on Sudanese children, in particular. Because children in southern Sudan are gravely affected by this conflict. Because of the war , there were many displaced children between the ages of 7 and 17. Most of these children had lost their parents in the war. Also,most of these children have witnessed the killing of their parents. They were traumatized,but ever examined. They are totally tormented. These children do not have the chance to get education. The UNICEF calls these children "Lost children of the Sudan". Due to the war,these children are forced to walk a long distance looking for security, food and education. On their way, most of the children died of hunger,thirst, diseases and so on. A few of those survivor children did not learn anything other than war and destruction. I believe it will be very difficult to rehabilitate them. As a consequence of the war, Sudan is no place for children. I saw many orphaned children hunted by heartless soldiers in civil war ; if they escape, they roam the desert looking for something to eat . These children are starving. It's easy to feel compassion for chi