PARIS (Reuters) - Francois Compaore, the younger brother of former Burkina Faso president Blaise Compaore, was taken into custody by French authorities on Sunday in connection with the murder of a ...

The brother of Burkina Faso's ousted leader Blaise Compaore risks being sent home from France to face prosecution for the 1998 murder of a journalist, after a Paris court on Tuesday approved his ...

The news was made public on 21 December 2023. Élisabeth Borne, Prime Minister of the French government, cancelled the extradition decree signed by her predecessor Édouard Philippe in March 2020 and ...

He was catapulted into the spotlight after the deaths of his driver David Ouedraogo in 1997 and journalist Norbert Zongo in 1998. Without any real substance to the rumour, the chattering classes see ...

Burkina Faso's army will quickly cede power to a transitional government and appoint a new head of state, the country's interim President Isaac Zida said on Monday, looking to calm accusations that ...

A court in Paris Wednesday ruled the younger brother of former Burkina Faso President Blaise Compaore could be extradited under an international arrest warrant related to his alleged involvement in ...

PARIS (Reuters) - France's highest court paved the way for the extradition to Burkina Faso of the brother of ex-Burkinabe president Blaise Compaore on Tuesday by rejecting Francois Compaore's appeal.

An appeal court in Paris on Monday released the younger brother of former Burkina Faso president, Blaise Compaore, a day after he was taken into custody in connection with the murder of a journalist, ...

PARIS (Reuters) - A court in Paris on Monday released the younger brother of former Burkina Faso President Blaise Compaore pending consideration of a request by the Burkinabe government to have him ...