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Exiled Burkina publisher tells RFI of repression and fear four years after coup

Burkina Faso on Wednesday marks four years since military strongman Captain Ibrahim Traoré took over in a coup. Comparing himself to anti-colonial icon Thomas Sankara, Traoré promised a "progressive and popular" revolution. RFI spoke to Inoussa Ouédraogo, a publishing director who now lives in exile about the country's fading human rights record.

Exiled Burkina publisher tells RFI of repression and fear four years after coup

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Peace talks and assessment of socio-political situation in Ukraine

On Thursday, October 1, at 12.00, the press center of the Interfax-Ukraine news agency (8/5a Reitarska Street) will host a press conference titled "Peace talks and assessment of socio-political…

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  • Sociological study on Ukrainian society during conflict
  • Experts discuss peace talks, energy security, mobilization

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