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Burkina Faso junta faced with protests over exiled ex-leader

YoopyaJul 10, 2022April 6, 20230

Protesters in Burkina Faso demonstrated Friday against the return of former President Blaise Compaore, as the ruling junta faltered in its efforts to hold a

Key defendant in Burkina’s Sankara trial pleads not guilty

YoopyaNov 9, 2021June 13, 20230

General Gilbert Diendere, a key defendant in a trial over the 1987 assassination of Burkina Faso’s revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara, pleaded not guilty at the

Burkina Faso starts trial on killing of ex-leader Sankara

YoopyaOct 12, 2021June 13, 20230

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

After 34 years, Sankara murder trial begins in Burkina Faso

YoopyaOct 12, 2021June 13, 20230

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

YoopyaJan 6, 2016June 30, 20230

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

Will Two Terms Become Norm for African Presidents?

YoopyaNov 18, 2014July 12, 20230

For several years, analysts have predicted a sub-Saharan African version of the Arab Spring. The debate was revived again with the forced resignation of Burkina

African Union leaders to press Burkina army for power handover

YoopyaNov 5, 2014July 15, 20230

The presidents of Ghana, Nigeria and Senegal are due to arrive in Burkina Faso to press the military for a speedy handover of power to

Military rivals vie for power in leaderless Burkina Faso

YoopyaNov 1, 2014July 15, 20230

Opposing factions claim power in the west African country in the hours after the 27-year rule of president Blaise Compaore came to an end amid

Burkina Faso crisis: Col Isaac Zida claims presidential powers

YoopyaNov 1, 2014July 15, 20230

A second military officer appears to have taken power in Burkina Faso, a third leader for the West African state in 24 hours. Colonel Isaac

Army chief takes power after Burkina president bows to protests

YoopyaNov 1, 2014July 15, 20230

By Mathieu Bonkoungou and Joe Penney OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) – The head of Burkina Faso’s armed forces took power on Friday after President Blaise Compaore resigned