The Burkinabe military prosecutor’s office on Tuesday demanded 30 years in prison against former President Blaise Compaore, accused of being the main sponsor of the assassination of his predecessor Thomas Sankara in 1987. Currently in exile in Cote d’Ivoire, the former head of state of Burkina Faso (1987 – 2014)[Read More…]
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French Journalist Expelled From Mali
Malian authorities have expelled Jeune Afrique’s special correspondent. Benjamin Roger arrived in Bamako during the night of February 6-7. He was arrested at his hotel on Monday by the Police. He was taken to the Judicial Investigation Brigade and then to the Air and Borders Police that notified him of[Read More…]
AU Chair Macky Sall Lists Ambitions For Africa
During a visit to Egypt late last week, President Macky Sall of Senegal, who takes over the chairmanship of the African Union this February, detailed his ambitions for Africa in an interview with the most influential daily newspaper in the North African country and the Arab world. President Sall said[Read More…]
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