Togo has arrested and extradited Burkina Faso's former leader to his home country, after authorities in Ouagadougou accused him of plotting to kill his successor.
Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba - who came to power in a coup in 2022 before himself being overthrown by Ibrahim Traoré eight months later - is accused by the current regime of masterminding an assassination attempt against Traoré.
According to the Togolese justice ministry, Damiba was handed over to the Burkinabè authorities on Saturday.
It says as part of the deal, Burkina Faso promised to ensure "physical integrity, dignity and fair‑trial rights of Mr Paul‑Henri Sandaogo Damiba, and the absence of the death penalty".
Among the charges levelled at Damiba by Burkina Faso's military government are "criminal embezzlement of public funds, illicit enrichment, corruption, aggravated receiving of stolen goods and money laundering", said Togo's justice ministry in a statement.
