A court in Burkina Faso has ruled a request by the slain Thomas Sankara’s family to exhume his body as legitimate, but said it would require more time to render a decision. The judges at the civil ...
A military court in Ouagadougou on Monday began the long-awaited trial of 14 men, including the former president, accused in the assassination of Burkina Faso's left-wing leader Thomas Sankara 34 ...
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) - Burkina Faso’s military court has issued an international arrest warrant for former President Blaise Compaore for the assassination of the country’s ex-revolutionary ...
Burkina Faso authorities investigating the assassination of former president Thomas Sankara during a 1987 coup have sealed his tomb ahead of attempting to identify the remains of the late leader, a ...
In elections scheduled for November 13, voters in Burkina Faso will, for the first time since President Blaise Compaore seized power nearly two decades ago, have the opportunity to vote for opposition ...
The slaying of Sankara, a pan-Africanist icon, has for years cast a shadow over the poor Sahel state, fuelling its reputation for turbulence and bloodshed. Compaore, the chief accused, announced ...
The slaying of Sankara, a pan-Africanist icon, has for years cast a shadow over the poor Sahel state, fuelling its reputation for turbulence and bloodshed. Compaore, the chief accused, announced ...