Edem who served as the prime minister of Togo from 1994 to 1996 and from 2005 to 2006, under the leadership of a former president Gnassingbe Eyadema, died in Paris on Saturday April 11.

Togolese Foreign Minister, Robert Dussey tweeted;
“A brilliant academic, and an ardent Pan-African, our beloved Edem Kodjo died in Paris after a long illness. You will always remain a reference for us’. On the eve of Easter, you practicing Christian return to your creator. Condolences to his family.”