BURKINA FASO: Ex-leader”s brother arrested in Paris

The brother of Blaise Compaore, the former president of Burkina Faso, has appeared before a judge in Paris, as part of the inquiry into the murder of a journalist in 1998. Francois Compaore, 63, was arrested on Sunday at the main international airport in Paris as he disembarked from a flight from Ivory Coast. The […]

The brother of Blaise Compaore, the former president of Burkina Faso, has appeared before a judge in Paris, as part of the inquiry into the murder of a journalist in 1998.

Francois Compaore, 63, was arrested on Sunday at the main international airport in Paris as he disembarked from a flight from Ivory Coast.

The brother and adviser of former long-time ruler Blaise Compaore is accused of having a hand in the murder of reporter and newspaper publisher Norbert Zongo. His arrest came after a court in Burkina Faso issued an international arrest warrant charging him with “inciting murder’’.