(1980-07-14) 14 July 1980 (age 43) Godyr, Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso)
Citizenship
Belgium
Burkina Faso
Political party
New Flemish Alliance (2018–present)
Other political affiliations
Mouvement Réformateur (2012–2018)
Children
1
Alma mater
JM International
Occupation
Journalist, politician, human rights activist
Website
www.assita-kanko.be
Assita Adoua Kanko (born 14 July 1980) is a Burkinabè-born Belgian journalist, human rights activist and politician who was elected as a Member of the European Parliament in 2019 representing the New Flemish Alliance.[1]
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Assita Adoua Kanko (born 14 July 1980) is a Burkinabè-born Belgian journalist, human rights activist and politician who was elected as a Member of the...
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