The former Burkinabian President Blaise Compaore spent two months convalescing after his hospitalization in Rabat in the Moroccan capital last July.
Blaise Compaoré must leave Morocco on Tuesday for Ivory Coast, according to a source close to the presidency in Abidjan. The former president Of Burkina Faso has indeed taken discreetly housed in a hotel in the capital for nearly two months after his hospitalization in Rabat in July. A guest of a space-saving marks for Morocco, which has sought to strengthen ties with the government of Michel Kafando.
“There is a difference between the political positions of Morocco and its tradition of hospitality on humanitarian grounds,” says a source close to the Moroccan diplomacy. If one denies any political involvement in Rabat about the presence of former Head of State of Burkina Faso, the end of the convalescent Blaise Compaore is probably less a thorn in the side of the Moroccan diplomacy .
The Kingdom of Morocco was one of the first African countries to have condemned “in the strongest terms” the coup of General Diendéré of 17 September.
The residence in Morocco of former President of Burkina Faso has been kept secret until last week. Blaise Compaoré has occupied a suite of a luxury hotel in Rabat for nearly two months, accompanied by a delegation that said very low. According to reports, very few outings and round-trips were found. A remained very discreet residence. Sign that Morocco did not want to overly publicize the presence of the former strong man of Ouagadougou, yet historic ally of Rabat.
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