Tag Archives: Blaise Compaoré

Treize ans après ( 12 octobre 2006 – 12 octobre 2019 ), l’homme demeure toujours dans la mémoire des Ivoiriens, des Africains. Stéphane Hamidou Doukouré de son vrai nom, Douk Saga était l’un des pionniers fondateurs du Coupé-Décalé, ce concept que la jeunesse ivoirienne voire même africaine a rapidement adopté. …

Le Tribunal militaire de Ouagadougou a prononcé ce lundi 2 septembre la peine de 10 ans de prison ferme pour le général Djibrill Bassolé et 20 ans pour le général Gilbert Diendéré. Accusés d’être les cerveaux du coup d’Etat manqué de 2015 au Burkina Faso, les généraux Gilbert Diendéré et …

Ils contrôlaient tout quand ils exerçaient la fonction suprême. Seulement qu’ils ignoraient totalement ce qu’ils deviendront le jour où ils quitteraient leur trône. Ces anciens chefs d’Etats qui ont rythmé la vie politique africaine, ont été contraints pour la plupart à une retraite forcée. Si certains ont été chassés du …

En proie aux attaques terroristes malgré les diverses précautions et stratégies, la question de sécurité interpelle tout le monde au Burkina Faso. Mêmes les accusés ou traduits en justice s’intéressent à la question. C’est le cas de Gilbert Diendéré, l’ex chef d’état-major particulier de la présidence sous Blaise Compaoré. Alors …

La récente demande de liberté provisoire de l’activiste Foly Satchivi a été jugée « non fondée » et donc rejetée. Alors que le président du mouvement « En aucun cas » continue de purger sa peine en prison, l’activiste burkinabè Smockey, dans une séquence vidéo, a appelé les autorités togolaises à libérer son camarade …

Entre lui et son successeur Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, c’est le respect mutuel. Mais leurs rapports demeurent distendus depuis qu’il s’est exilé en Cote d’Ivoire en 2014. Certes un exil doré, mais la nostalgie du pays est une évidence: Blaise Compaoré rêve du jour où il pourra (enfin) rentrer chez …

Au Burkina Faso, la surprise est grande au sein du corps de la justice tant de la partie civile que de la défense. Dans le cadre du procès du putsch manqué de 2015, les condamnations tombent tel une trainée de poudre. A la surprise générale, le procureur militaire a requis …

The list of candidates for the succession of the former Burkinabe president, Blaise Compaoré, is getting long. The latest and the most surprising candidate is the artist Zêdess. Of his real name Seydou Zongo, Zêdess is listed among the famous reggae artists of Burkina Faso. Former member of the Band …

Investgations on the circumstances concerning the death of the former Burkinabe president Thomas Sankara are in progress since the fall of Compaoré’s regime by the street uprising. After the arrival of the widow Mariam Sankara in Burkina Faso, then heard by the national jurisdictions, the exhumation corpses of Thomas Sankara …

It was a jubilant crowd that came to Ouagadougou airport to welcome on Thursday, 14th May, Mariam Sankara, the widow of the former president, Thomas Sankara, who has lived in exile Montpellier, France since the murder of her husband in 1987. The return of the former first lady of Burkina …

The grave of the Burkina deceased preisdent, Thomas Sankara, and those of the 11 other people murdered with the president at the same time on 15th October 1987, are under seal as required by the justice, confirmed on Friday, the Mr. Bénéwendé Stanislas Sankara, one of the lawyers in this …

Set up in December 2014, the national reconciliation and reforms commission appointed Bishop Paul Ouédraogo, archbishop of Bobo – Dioulasso, as its chairman. It was at the end of the first session of the aforementioned commission held on Tuesday in Ouagadougou. The works were supervised by the dean, Joseph Kabré. …

Last Wednesday, the Burkinabe transition government authorized the exhumation of Thomas Sankara’s corpse to be formally identified. The former president of Burkina Faso was murdered 15th October 1987 during a coup d’Etat that brought Blaise Compaoré to power. Seized by the family of Captain Sankara, the African Court of human …

The current Minister of Justice of Burkina, Joséphine Ouédraogo (photo), appears among the 50 most powerful women of Africa, according to a ranking by Jeune Afrique Magazine. If the Pan-African magazine underlines that it is a suggestive list, it recognizes all the same merits to the former Minister of the …

The new authorities of Burkina Faso fear for a good holding of the elections in their country regarding the presence of their former president in Ivory Coast. The Ivorian government, by the voice of their spokesman, reassures them that his country will not interfere in the home politics of a …

Initially planned for this Thursday, « Peace evening » will finally be held on next 18th December; and this time, it is not because of Ebola as it was the case for several other events postponed or simply cancelled in the country. The organizers intend to honor the memory of dozens deaths …

People of Burkina Faso were not expecting his appointment as head of government of transition. Contrary to all expectations, Lieutenant Colonel Isaac Zida was appointed Prime Minister on Wednesday by the president of transition, Michel Kafando. This appointment seems as an unfinished revolution to certain demonstrators who pushed the former …

Rumors announced him on power after the resignation of the former president, Blaise Compaore (under the pressure of the population). Contrary to all expectations, Lieutenant Colonel Isaac Yacouba Zida delicately led the process having ended with the implementation of the transition organ managed by Michel Kafando. Lieutenant colonel Isaac Yacouba …

The cultural sector of Burkina-Faso is not saved by the political crisis occurred in the country last week. The destruction of hotel infrastructures, the curfew decree and the climate of insecurity are not favorable for Burkinabe cultural promoters. In an interview granted to the colleagues from Burkina24.com, Désiré Ouédraogo, technical …

The situation in Burkina Faso after the fall of Blaise Compaoré is at the heart of the discussions during the extraordinary summit of the Heads of States and governments opened on Thursday in the Ghanaian capital town. At first, this meeting was planned to be an opportunity to discuss about …

For the 5th consecutive time, « Crans Montana Forum« , pays tribute to personalities having actively contributed to the implementation of concrete and effective solutions aiming at creating « a better world« . In the margins of its 25th anniversary celebrated from 19th to 21st June 2014 in Rabat, Morocco, « Crans Montana Forum« , one …

The pictures are making buzz on social networks. The captain of the « Lions indomptables » of Cameroon, Samuel Eto’o and Campaoré family took early on Wednesday, several pictures that aroused discussions in the Burkina Faso as well as on the web. Sponsor of « Copa Coca-cola » tournament, the striker of Chealsea paid …

The president of Republic of Togo, Faure Gnassingbé paid on 12th May, a visit of a few hours to his neighbor of Burkina Faso, Blaise Compaoré. Both Heads of State tackled questions related to integration of the sub-region and the strengthening of bilateral relations between both peoples.   For Blaise …