Thomas Sankara: ‘Charges against General Diendéré mark end of impunity’

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Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – The Burkina Faso acting government welcomed the charges against General Gilbert Diendéré for complicity in the assassination of president Thomas Sankara in a coup in October 1987. The government said that justice responded to a … Read More

Burkina Faso: Sankara’s widow denies deal to reopen dossier on his death

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Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – The widow of Thomas Sankara, former military leader of Burkina Faso, has denied any deal with the new authorities on reopening the dossier of his death, following a statement by the country’s acting president, Michel … Read More