A court in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, sentenced former President Blaise Campaore to life in prison for his role in the murder of his predecessor, Thomas Sankara. The verdict comes at ...

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OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Nearly 30 years after President Thomas Sankara was killed in a coup as he strived to make his West African country an egalitarian one, his purported grave is being dug ...

OUAGADOUGOU, Feb 23 (Reuters) - The exhumed remains of Burkina Faso's beloved ex-president Thomas Sankara, whose 1987 murder shocked the West African nation, were laid to rest at a ceremony in the ...

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OUAGADOUGOU – A military court in Burkina Faso on Monday started the trial of 14 people including former President Blaise Compaore for the killing of influential leftist leader Thomas Sankara, who was ...

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina FasoOUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — The long-awaited trial on the killing of Thomas Sankara, Burkina Faso’s influential leftist leader killed more than three decades ago, has been ...

Burkina Faso General Gilbert Diendere stands trial Monday, Oct. 11, 2021, in a military court in Ougadougou with 13 others, including former President Blaise Compaore, charged with the murder of ...