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Burkina Faso: Sankara Trial in Burkina Faso Delayed Two Weeks
RFI, 12 October 2021
The trial of 14 people accused of plotting the assassination of Thomas Sankara, a revolutionary leader and former president of Burkina Faso, opened Monday, then adjourned for two… Read more »
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Burkina Faso: Murder Accused Compaore Chooses to Stay Away for Thomas Sankara Trial
allAfrica, 8 October 2021
The main defendant in the long-awaited trial on the 1987 assassination of Thomas Sankara and former president of Burkina Faso, Blaise Compaore, will not be present at the trial… Read more »
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Burkina Faso: Murder Trial of Burkina Faso's Sankara Hopes to Finally Unveil the Truth
RFI, 11 October 2021
The long-awaited murder trial of Burkina Faso's revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara opened on Monday, 34 years after his assassination. Read more »
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Burkina Faso: Thomas Sankara Trial - 'We Hope the Truth Sees the Light of Day'
DW, 8 October 2021
In Burkina Faso, a historic trial is taking shape for the death of iconic leader Thomas Sankara in 1987. But the main defendant and former president, Blaise Compaore, will be… Read more »
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Burkina Faso: Thomas Sankara Assassination Trial to Begin On 11 October
RFI, 18 August 2021
The long-awaited trial for the murder of Thomas Sankara - assassinated in a coup d'etat which brought exiled former president Blaise Compaore to power - has been set for 11… Read more »
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Burkina Faso: Now There's a Chance of Justice for Thomas Sankara, It's Useful to Review What Got Him Killed
The Conversation Africa, 2 May 2021
Earlier this month a court in Burkina Faso's capital indicted former President Blaise Compaoré for his role in the murder of his comrade, Thomas Sankara, on 15 October… Read more »
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Nigeria: For Thomas Sankara
This Day, 9 June 2021
I was in Benin last Saturday to participate in the public lecture organised by the Nigerian Youth Democratic Party. I returned to Lagos later in the evening to a programme to… Read more »
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Burkina Faso: A Promising Move Against Impunity
New Frame, 16 April 2021
It may have taken 34 years, but the decision to bring the murderers of Thomas Sankara to book is an important warning to assassins and their backers. Read more »