Protesting youths set fire to the INEC office in Sankara, Benue State, during a demonstration against bandit activities, causing extensive damage but no casualties EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office in Sankara, the headquarters of Ukum Local Government Area in Benue State, was set ablaze by protesting youths on Wednesday. … Read more
Compaore, the chief accused, announced through his lawyers last week that he would boycott the trial. A military court in Ouagadougou on Monday began the long-awaited trial of 14 men, including the former president, accused of the assassination of Burkina Faso’s left-wing leader Thomas Sankara 34 years ago. The slaying of Sankara, a pan-Africanist icon, … Read more
Compaoré was part of the coup d’état that ousted Jean-Baptiste Ouedraogo on August 4, 1983 Blaise Compaoré, former president of Burkina Faso, has been charged with the murder of Thomas Sankara, his predecessor. According to Reuters, Compaoré was charged by a military tribunal on Tuesday with complicity in the assassination, undermining state security, and receiving … Read more