From France 24

Burkina Faso’s interim prime minister Isaac Zida said Thursday he will seek the extradition of former president Blaise Compaore from Morocco, and investigate a slew of cases from the exiled leader’s time in office.

Emerging from the first session of Burkina Faso’s new 90-member interim parliament, Zida also vowed to root out widespread corruption and open enquiries into the deaths of a former president and a journalist.

“We will ask Morocco… to place president Compaore at the disposal of Burkinabe justice,” Zida said told reporters late on Thursday in Burkina’s capital, Ouagadougou.

Compaore fled Burkina Faso in October after being ousted in a popular revolt sparked by his bid to extend his 27-year hold on power.

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