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Namibia: Ex-president accused of murder plot expelled from Togo to Burkina Faso – News

Namibia: Ex-president accused of murder plot expelled from Togo to Burkina Faso – News

Africa Links 24 with Chris Ewokor
Published on 2026-01-21 06:09:28

Togo has arrested and extradited Burkina Faso’s former leader to his home country, after authorities in Ouagadougou accused him of plotting to kill his successor.

Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba – who came to power in a coup in 2022 before himself being overthrown by Ibrahim Traoré eight months later – is accused by the current regime of masterminding an assassination attempt against Traoré.

According to the Togolese justice ministry, Damiba was handed over to the Burkinabè…

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