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Feb 3 • 03:54 UTC • 🌍 Africa • RFI Afrique (FR)

Burkina Faso: the musicologist Sosthène Yaméogo becomes another victim of arbitrary arrest

Sosthène Yaméogo, a renowned musicologist and former university lecturer, was arrested at his home in Ouaga 2000 after criticizing the ruling junta on social media.

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