US EditionTogo Extradites Ex-Burkina Faso Leader to Face Charges
Paul-Henri Damiba was extradited to face charges including embezzlement, incitement, and coup plotting after being arrested in Togo on Jan. 16, Togolese authorities said.
- On Tuesday, Togolese authorities said they extradited Paul‑Henri Sandaogo Damiba to Burkina Faso after a request from the military government; Damiba was arrested on Jan. 16 and taken to the airport before being expelled.
- Damiba seized power in 2022 by ousting Roch Marc Christian Kaboré and governed until September 2022 before Ibrahim Traoré deposed him; he has lived in exile in Togo since.
- Alleged co‑conspirators on state television in Burkina Faso linked Paul‑Henri Sandaogo Damiba to plots, while security officials say he planned targeted assassinations and is wanted on embezzlement and incitement charges.
- The extradition underscores a wave of coups across the Sahel since 2020, with Burkina Faso among three junta‑led West African countries that have broken away from the Economic Community of West African States.
- Sources said Monday Paul‑Henri Sandaogo Damiba was arrested in Lomé and expelled, and earlier this month the Burkina Faso junta said it foiled a coup and alleged Damiba's involvement.
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Togo extradites former Burkina Faso president accused of corruption and coup attempt
Togo’s Ministry of Justice on Tuesday confirmed the extradition of former Burkinabè transitional president Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba to Burkina Faso, following accusations of corruption, embezzlement, and involvement in attempted coups against the current regime of Captain Ibrahim Traoré. On January 12, the judicial authorities in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, submitted a formal extradition request accompanied by an internationa…
The Burkinabe junta has repeatedly accused the former president of the transition overthrown by Ibrahim Traoré of "attempts of destabilization." Announced on Tuesday, 20 January, this official extradition of a former head of state in exile in another African country is unprecedented.
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