Burkina Faso repatriates Alino Faso’s body amid outcry for justice
Human rights groups, meanwhile, warn that the case could aggravate diplomatic tensions between Ouagadougou and Abidjan and underscores the broader political sensitivity surrounding dissent and detention in West Africa.
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00:00The remains of Alan Crystal Traoree, widely known as Alino Faso, have been repatriated to Burkina Faso from Cote d'Ivoire, ignited national mourning, and renewed calls for accountability.
00:14Traoree, a prominent social media influencer and supporter of Burkina Faso's ruling junta, was found dead in his Dhaka Jondomiri school cell in Abidjan late July.
00:26In Ouagadougou, hundreds marched in protest, dressed in white, from the Thama Sankara Memorial to the Ivorian Embassy.
00:35Ivorian authorities concluded that he took his own life by hanging himself with bedsheets, a finding swiftly rejected by his supporters, and that Burkina Bay government, who insists his death, was a villainous murder.
00:48They condemned the lack of prior notification to his family lawyer or Burkina Faso's embassy, and have demanded a full transparent investigation.
00:57Protesters carried placards calling for the truth and justice to be served, insisting that Traoree's case symbolizes a broader national grievance.
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