Burkina Faso starts trial on killing of ex-leader Sankara
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...
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After 34 years, Sankara murder trial begins in Burkina Faso
The trial of 14 people accused of plotting the assassination of Burkina Faso’s former president Thomas Sankara started on Monday, 34 years after he was...
Burkina issues warrant for ex-leader Compaore over Sankara murder
Burkina Faso has issued an international arrest warrant for ousted leader Blaise Compaore in connection with the murder of former president Thomas Sankara nearly 30...
Insight – While diplomats fret, Burkina backs military to drive reform agenda
(Reuters) – When Colonel Isaac Zida swapped his military fatigues for a blue suit to chair his first cabinet meeting as prime minister of Burkina...