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 ...

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Burkina Faso’s former President Blaise Compaore returned to the West African country Thursday, the first time since being ousted in a popular uprising eight years ago.

OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - Seven gendarmes were jailed on Thursday for taking part in last year's military mutinies in Burkina Faso, in the first trial linked to the outburst of deadly riots, protests ...

Sankara, an African folk hero, disappeared and is believed to have been killed during the 1987 coup that brought Compaore to power. Former President of Burkina Faso, Blaise Compaore, sits on stage to ...

An officer in Burkina Faso's presidential guard seized power on Saturday promising to lead the West African country to elections after the resignation of longtime President Blaise Compaore, in an ...

Five years after the people of Burkina Faso rose up against Blaise Compaore, chasing him out of the nation he ruled with an iron fist for 27 years, dire living conditions are prompting nostalgia for ...

OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - Burkina Faso began voting on Sunday in parliamentary elections that will determine if long-serving President Blaise Compaore has the power to ditch constitutional term limits ...

Burkina Faso's longtime president Blaise Compaore, toppled by a popular uprising last month, has left his temporary refuge of Ivory Coast and headed into exile in Morocco, an Ivorian government ...