Kafui Adjamagbo-Johnson

Brigitte Kafui Adjamagbo-Johnson (born 26 December 1958) is a Togolese politician, lawyer and human rights activist, and the first woman to stand as a candidate in a presidential election in her country.

Early life Adjamagbo-Johnson was born on 26 December 1958 in Bassar, Togo, the daughter of Cornélie, a midwife, and Paul Adjamagbo, a physician.

Education Adjamagbo-Johnson earned a master's degree in law in 1983 from the University of Lomé, followed by a DEA in private law at the University of Paris V, Malakoff, and a second DEA in private law and comparative law, African rights option and a PhD in 1986 at the University of Paris I, Panthéon Sorbonne.

Career Adjamagbo-Johnson was a founding member of the Convention démocratique des peuples africains (CDPA), and was the general rapporteur for its 1991 its National Conference.

In 2010, Adjamagbo-Johnson was the head of the opposition Democratic Convention of African Peoples party, and the first woman to stand as a candidate in a presidential election in her country. After international protest, she was released from detention on 17 December 2020.