Catholic bishops express their desire for peace in the Savanes region of Togo that has been in a state of emergency since past June following terrorist attacks
Archbishop Barrigah-Bénissan, before joining the episcopacy, served in the diplomatic service of the Holy See between 1997 to 2008. His first mission was in Rwanda, where he contributed to the management of the legal consequences of the genocide, in particular the trial of a bishop. Then he was sent to El Salvador, and then to Ivory Coast, where he was present during the politico-military crisis. Finally, for a year, he was sent to Israel from March 2007 to March 2008