
Burkina Faso Begins Trial Of Sankara’s Alleged Killers 34 Years After
A military court in Ouagadougou on Monday commenced 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 years ago. The murder of Sankara, a pan-Africanist icon, has for years cast a shadow over the poor Sahel state, […]