He is also asking the court to order a DNA test to establish whether he is the child's biological father.
Ouedraogo filed the case on September 17, 2026, following a divorce case filed by Ishimwe Vestine.
According to the court filing seen by IGIHE, Ishimwe Vestine cited alleged abuse as one of the reasons for seeking a divorce, saying she was subjected to it after discovering that Ouedraogo had other wives.
Ouedraogo denies the allegations in his filing.
He also claims that he has never seen the child since their birth, despite repeatedly asking to be allowed to meet them.
As he awaits the substantive hearing of the divorce case, Ouedraogo is asking the court to order Ishimwe Vestine to allow him to see the child.
He said he is concerned that a legal separation from the child's mother could make it difficult for him to maintain contact with the child, particularly because Vestine lives abroad.
Ouedraogo has also asked the court to order a DNA test involving him and the child to establish paternity.
He said the test would help address his concerns over his inability to meet the child and enable him to establish whether he has parental responsibilities towards them.
In his application to Kicukiro Primary Court, Ouedraogo asked that the requests concerning the child be addressed before the divorce case filed by Ishimwe Vestine proceeds to a substantive hearing.
Vestine and Ouédraogo married on July 5, 2025, after their relationship became public. The couple had earlier formalised their union through a civil marriage.
