Compaoré

The prosecutor for the High Court of Justice announces that the case is ready for sentencing after four years of suspension. as reported from Ouagadougou, Yaya BoudaniProsecuted for their alleged involvement in the repression of protesters against the amendment of Article 37 of the Constitution, the 34 members of the former…

Former Burkinabè president in exile, Blaise Compaoré, will be tried from October 11 for the murder of Thomas Sankara, the man he overthrew in a coup in 1987, prosecutors announced on Tuesday. military. Compaoré and…

On Friday, France managed to extradite Francois Compaore, brother of the former president of Burkina Faso, to his home country, where he is wanted in connection with the murder of a prominent journalist. The Prime…

The former Burkinabe president, in exile in Côte d'Ivoire, will be tried for "complicity" in the assassination of Thomas Sankara. The trial date has not yet been set, but the case has been referred to the Ouagadougou Military Court and the charges have been confirmed. 34 years after the assassination of Thomas Sankara on October 15, 1987, and 12 of his accomplices during the coup that brought Blaise Compaoré to power, the…

Although France approved the extradition of François Compaoré in February, the former president's brother has still not returned to Burkina Faso. His lawyers have appealed to the Prime Minister. It has been 22 years this Sunday, December 13th Norbert Zongo was assassinated in Sapouy, in east-central Burkina Faso. This…

The presidential and legislative elections will take place on Sunday, November 22, in Burkina Faso. Two themes dominate the election campaign, insecurity and reconciliation. All candidates, including President Kaboré, make this reconciliation one of the priorities of their program. And many promise that former President Blaise Compaoré will return if elected.…

Who negotiated the discharge of 4 hostages, together with Soumaïla Cissé and Sophie Pétronin, two weeks in the past in northern Mali? Among the many names circulating is the Mauritanian Moustapha Chafi, who for a very long time was the particular adviser to Burkinabé President Blaise Compaoré. Final Sunday, after 11 years of exile, Moustapha Chafi returned to his nation. On this event, he provides some confidentiality about his work as a…

For the first time since his election in 2015, the President of Burkina, interviewed by RFI and France 24 in Ouagadougou, is seriously considering the possible return to the country of Blaise Compaoré, the former head of state who has been living in exile in Côte d'Ivoire since 2014. He even puts deadline. If re-elected on November 22, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré announces that a reconciliation process will allow this return in the first half of 2021. In this interview with RFI and France 24 on 15 October 2020, President…