Former Burkinabè President Compaoré soon to return to Ouagadougou

Former Burkinabè President Blaise Compaoré, here in Abidjan on October 10, 2016. AFP - ISSOUF SANOGO

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The former president of Burkina Faso Blaise Compaoré is expected in the coming days in Ouagadougou, after his exile in Côte d'Ivoire since his overthrow in 2014. Judged in his absence during the trial of the assassins of Thomas Sankara, he must notably meet the new strongman, Lieutenant-Colonel Paul Henri Sandaogo Damiba.

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With our correspondent in Ouagadougou,

According to a source close to the ex-president,

, Blaise Compaoré will be in Burkina Faso in the coming days.

"

", confides this source to RFI.

Another source in Ouagadougou confirms the contacts.

"

", underlines this source, but she specifies that no firm confirmation has been given for the moment: neither the format nor the duration of this next visit have not yet been defined.

According to our sources, several members of Blaise Compaoré's family are working on the file and it is in concert with his people that all the details will be decided.

This announced visit by former President Blaise Compaoré is a logical follow-up to the meeting between the two other former Presidents, Jean Baptiste Ouédraogo and

, with Lieutenant-Colonel Paul Henri Sandaogo Damiba a few days ago.

Contact has also been established with other former heads of state in Burkina Faso, our source says.

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• Burkina Faso

• Blaise Compaore

• Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba