On May 24, 2022, Besséri Ouattara, a sports journalist with L’Express du Faso daily based in the town of Banfora (capital of the Cascades region in southwestern Burkina Faso) received a death threat around 3 pm in. the afternoon. The threats are reported to have been issued by a local sports official, Brahima Traoré, also known by the nickname “AECO.”
“You either leave the city or I will kill you. If I don’t manage to kill you, I’ll take your name somewhere,” Besséri Ouattara told the MFWA, recalling the telephone conversation he had with Brahima Traoré on May 24.
The threat stemmed from a report alleging that the players of the Union Sportive de la Comoé (USCO) had refused to play in the national cup semi-final because of unpaid salaries and bonuses. AECO accused the journalist of being the author of this information that was spread on the web. However, the journalist maintained that he had not written any article on the subject.
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