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 ...

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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 ...

One of the longest standing African leaders has bowed out, following intense public pressure for him to vacate power. After 27 years as head of state, Blaise Compaore has stepped down from the ...

Burkina Faso's president, Blaise Compaore, stepped down last night after 27 years in power following a wave of protests against his rule. He said elections for a new leader would be held in 90 days.

OUAGADOUGOU – A Burkina Faso military tribunal has sentenced ex-President Blaise Compaore to life imprisonment for complicity in the murder of his predecessor Thomas Sankara in 1987 and for ...