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

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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.

First report: Traoré marks four years in power, following Sankara’s legacy — africanews.com, 1d