Lionel Bilgo trial adjourned to 16 November in Bobo-Dioulasso
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Sidwaya
The trial of former Burkinabe education minister Lionel Bilgo and Vincent de Paul Kaboré, head of real estate company SITRAF, has been adjourned until 16 November 2026 by the Economic and Financial Division of the Bobo-Dioulasso court. The court is awaiting the Court of Appeal’s decision on which court has jurisdiction, Sidwaya reports.
The trial of former Burkina Faso Minister of National Education Lionel Bilgo and Vincent de Paul Kaboré, manager and executive director of the Traoré and Brothers Real Estate Company (SITRAF), has been adjourned until 16 November 2026 in Bobo-Dioulasso. The Economic and Financial Division of the High Court made the decision on Monday 19 October, Sidwaya reports.
The adjournment gives the Court of Appeal time to rule on the transfer of the case from the criminal chamber to the Economic and Financial Division. The prosecution had initially requested a postponement until 2 November. Burkina Faso’s justice system recently added 33 cases to the docket of this financial court.
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