Tenkodogo appears to be a city in a province of the same name, and is located to the east of the capital, Ouagadougou (World Bank June 2003; Encyclopedia of the Third World 1992, 258).

According to Country Reports 2000,

In June [2000] militiamen who claimed allegiance to Naba Tigre, the traditional chief of the city of Tenkodogo, killed trader Mamadou Kere, reportedly for showing disrespect to Naba Tigre. The victim actually had criticized Naba Tigre's son, a parliamentarian who supported the CDP [Congress for Democracy and Progress]. Although Naba Tigre was temporarily held in police custody from July 7 to 19, he was released, and at year's end, no one had been charged in Kere's killing (Feb. 2001).

However, according Country Reports 2002,

[t]he June 2000 killing of Mamadou Kere . . . was resolved during the year [2002]. On May 24, 11 perpetrators of the Kere killing were charged with "not helping a person in danger, unlawful arrest and sequestration, and fatal blows." Five of the defendants received 1 to 3 years' imprisonment, and six of them were acquitted (Mar. 2003).

No information on a demonstration held the day after the murder could be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.

This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.

References

Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2000. February 2001. United States Department of State. Washington, D.C. http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2000/af/697.htm [Accessed 3 Sept. 2003]

Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2002. March 2003. United States Department of State. Washington, D.C. http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2002/18170.htm [Accessed 3 Sept. 2003]

Encyclopedia of the Third World. 1992. 4th ed. Vol. 1. Edited by George Thomas Kurian. New York: Facts on File.

World Bank. June 2003. "Evaluation of the Comprehensive Development Framework (CDF): Burkina Faso Case Study." http://www.worldbank.org/evaluation/cdf/burkina_faso.pdf [Accessed 2 Sept. 2003]

Additional Sources Consulted

Africa Research Bulletin:

Political, Cultural and Social Series

Afrique/Asie

Amnesty International. Annual reports

L'Autre Afrique

Keesing's Record of World Events

Mouvement burkinabé des droits de l'homme et des peuples (MBDHP)

New African

Resource Centre country file. Burkina Faso

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