Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE PHOTO: Supporters of the late president Thomas Sankara gather at the his memorial site in Ouagadougou FILE PHOTO: Supporters ...

Burkina Faso's former president Blaise Compaore was sentenced to life imprisonment for complicity in the 1987 murder of his predecessor Thomas Sankara, a military tribunal ruled on Wednesday. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE PHOTO: President of Burkina Faso, Blaise Compaore at the Clinton Global Initiative in New York OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - ...

A military tribunal sentenced former President Blaise Compaoré, who is now in exile, to life in prison for his role in the 1987 assassination. By Declan Walsh Thirty-five years after the killing of ...

Compaore sparked unrest in the nation after an attempt was made to extend his 27-year rule by a constitutional amendment. Compaore sparked unrest in the nation after an attempt was made to extend his ...

OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) -Burkina Faso’s former president Blaise Compaore was sentenced in absentia to life imprisonment for complicity in the 1987 murder of his predecessor Thomas Sankara in a coup, a ...

Burkina Faso's embattled President Blaise Compaore announced on Friday that he was stepping down to make way for elections after a violent uprising against his 27-year rule. His resignation came as ...