France has revoked the ministerial decree authorising the extradition in 2020 of the brother of former president Blaise Compaoré, Paul François Compaoré, to Burkina Faso, where he is accused of the murder of a journalist in 1998, the Chancellery said on Thursday.
The founding Editor-in-Chief of The Fourth Estate, Manasseh Azure Awuni, has been adjudged the overall best African Investigative Journalist at the 2023 Norbert Zongo African Prize for Investigative Journalism (PAJI-NZ).
Ouagadougou (AFP) Sept 26, 2023 - French media outlet Jeune Afrique protested Tuesday after Burkina Faso s junta-led government suspended its print and online operations in the country after the publication of two articles about tensions within the military.
French media outlet Jeune Afrique "protested" on Tuesday against the suspension of its broadcasting in Burkina Faso announced the day before by the country s government, following the publication of articles evoking tensions within the Burkinabe army.
French media outlet Jeune Afrique protested Tuesday after Burkina Faso's junta-led government suspended its print and online operations in the country after the publication of two articles about tensions within the military.Accusing it of seeking to "discredit" the military, the Burkinabe government said late Monday it had suspended "all Jeune Afrique distribution media in Burkina Faso until further notice".