France clears extradition of Burkina Faso ex-president’s brother

Francois Compaore is wanted in his home country in connection with the 1998 murder of investigative journalist Norbert Zongo.

The Burkinabe government has welcomed the decision by France to extradite Francois Compaore, the brother of Burkina Faso’s former longtime president, to his home country where he is wanted in connection with the murder of prominent investigative journalist Norbert Zongo more than 20 years ago. The Council of State, France’s highest court for cases involving public administration, rejected an appeal by Compaore’s lawyers against a previous ruling for his extradition, saying there were no constitutional or other grounds to overturn the decision. Burkina Faso on Friday hailed the ruling as a “victory”.