Who is Comlan Hugues Sossoukpè ? Hugues Comlan Sossoukpè est conduit directement au salon d’honneur de l’aéroport Félix Houphouët-Boigny, une zone normalement réservée aux invités de prestige. pic.twitter.com/Igq1HEnlx9 — RFI Afrique (@RFIAfrique) July 21, 2025 Beninese journalist Comlan Hugues Sossoukpè, a political refugee in Togo, travelled to Abidjan at the invitation of the Ivorian government. As a recognized refugee in Togo, Comlan Hugues Sossoukpè falls under the protection of international refugee law, which applies to journalists in exile. Given these instances of cross-border repression, journalists are wondering whether the security of exiled political journalists can still be assured.