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Burkina Faso’s Deposed President Compaore Returns To Ivory Coast

Burkina Faso’s Deposed President Compaore Returns To Ivory Coast

From Voice of America

Burkina Faso’s deposed president Blaise Compaore arrived in Ivory Coast on Friday on the latest stage of an odyssey which has taken him to several countries since he was toppled.

Should he seek to stay, his presence could complicate relations between the two West African neighbors and prove politically awkward for the Ivorian government as President Alassane Ouattara seeks re-election next year.

A senior official in the president’s office said Compaore, who sought refuge in Ivory Coast immediately after fleeing mass protests in October, had arrived in the capital Yamoussoukro after spending time in Morocco, Gabon and elsewhere.

 

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