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Burkina Faso: the Minister of Reconciliation meets a pro-Compaoré association
Marathon day Tuesday January 26 for Zéphirin Diabré, Minister of State, in charge of National Reconciliation. In his office, he received, on the one hand, four organizations representing the parents of victims of the popular uprising of 2014 and the failed coup one year later. And he also met with civil society organizations campaigning for a return to the country of exiles, in particular that of former President Blaise Compaoré. But at the end of the meeting, the atmosphere was sometimes tense. With our correspondent in Ouagadougou, Yaya Boudani For the Minister of State Zéphirin Diabré, one of the objectives was to bring together the representatives of the victims of the insurgency and the failed coup, and the wounded. These different associations were received by the Minister in dispersed ranks. For an appeasement of hearts, it is necessary to go through the “truth” box according to Dramane Ouedraogo, the president of the Association of the wounded of the popular insurrection (Abip) of October 2014: “It is necessary that those who gave the order to mistreat us, club us and shoot us with bullets, agree to admit that they were wrong and that they publicly ask for forgiveness. But if we take away justice and we only talk about reconciliation, then there is a problem. »► To read and listen also: Zéphirin Diabré: being in the Burkinabè government” is not a sacrilege “Since 2015, civil society organizations have advocated national reconciliation. While waiting for the format that will be proposed, these organizations want the return and participation of exiles, like former President Blaise Compaoré, in the process. Pascal Zaïda, coordinator of the Democratic Expression Framework (CED), expresses himself: “The question of the return of all the exiles has indeed been raised. I am thinking of a format that would be defined to see under what conditions the former heads of state could possibly return and even be the main actors for the sequel to come. It’s a format that will bring everyone together. Of course, we are up for it. These association leaders believe that no Burkinabè citizen should stay outside the country on the basis of his political or other opinions.
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