A trial has begun in Burkina Faso for 14 people accused of involvement in the assassination of former President Thomas Sankara.
Sankara came to power in 1983 and was shot dead four years later.
He was a revolutionary leader who had called on African countries to default on unfair international debt.
Among the suspects is former President Blaise Compaore.
Compaore was deposed in 2014 following a popular uprising that brought an end to his 27-year rule.
He lives in exile in neighbouring Ivory Coast and has refused to take part in the trial.
His supporters see it as a political witch-hunt.
Al Jazeera’s Nicolas Haque reports.
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French mercenaries should be trial as well
France should stop meddeling in Africa once and for all
I don’t know the whole story, but i don’t think that Blaise was really is closet “friend”
They describe him as that because he was the right-hand man to Thomas Sankara; he was Sankara’s deputy so pretty much his closest confidante.
@Truly Zambian I understand but with retrospect it make no sense to call him a close friend, i would have phrased it as “someone he thought was a friend”. Anyway i don’t want to look like i’m nitpicking on details.
@Frédérick Lehoux I understand your point.
Useless leftist
France has been killing Pan-African leaders who want the fully independence of the continent. Who was the first to dropped bombs in Libya?. France was because Gadaffi was trying to liberate the minds of African leaders to stop all forms of exploitation from the west,and they got him like the.Lumumba’s, Sankara’s…..
If we get justice I will shave my head. I hate the west because they always hated me. I have never been so disappointed disgusted and sad about being American
Really…? Hun
We Are Kashmiri We Proud Kashmiri
So
I wonder when Azawad is gonna get it’s independence
Thoman Sankara a hero to all Africa. RIP Sankara we will continue the march.
Thomas Sankara is a hero to all Africa and all the world!
The killer 🇫🇷
Not only French speaking countries acknowledge him But the whole of Africa misses him soo,,.
US and France should stop meddling in Africa.
Sankar was killed by France government because Sankar was so hard for France government. Because Sankar will not sit down for his people to suffer for Frenchmen and women.
It’s about time, no matter how long after a crime is committed justice must be served.
France colonialism terror in Africa is killing Africans like cancer
STOP FRANCE colonialism terror in Africa
African union should kick out murder France for instability of Africa.
France should be answerable
why do african allow the french to dominate them? how does the french president control more info on the death of an african then the africans themselves?? africans are a strange group of people.
Africa’s Hitler
*Today Sankara ‘s spirit is all over Africa!*
This is the richest continent in the world, where the population lives in poverty. That is a paradox!
OUR CAPTAIN
Sankara, was son of africa,hero and true patriotism unlike filthy corrupted selfish africa leaders we have today
What a jok justice delayed justice dinied
Blaise compare was just the triggerman.
“Without Africa, France will have no history in the 21st century.” — Former Prime Minister François Mitterrand, in 1957
“… Without Africa, France will slide down into the rank of a third [world] power.” — Former French President Jacques René Chirac, in 2008
The French secret service (SDEC) should be on trial, they are the one who assassinated him under the direct order of the late French President Mitterrand.
Sankara fought against the evil NGO’s, Aid system and humanitarians that are allover Africa. What a shame.
About time!
Got killed for refusing aid. France backed by the US in setting up this coup. Disturbing the peace yet again!
💥TIRED OF SCREAMING THE 🤬 TRUTH AND THE WORLD 🥱 NOT LISTENING!!!!!!!!
“Oh, if it was Revelation, it would be obvious. People would be suffering and dying all over the world.”
Ummm…Covid-19? 🦠
Ummm…Global 🌎 Electronic⚡️Harassment phenomenon? (aka Havana Syndrome!)
Do a YouTube SEARCH for ELECTRONIC HARASSMENT!!! PEOPLE EVERYWHERE experiencing this BIBLICAL HAPPENING keep saying: I CAN’T 🏃♂️ ESCAPE IT!
IT’S REVELATION 6:15-17!!!!
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Glad meeting up with they credited me 0.8btc today for my rent earning here was awesome yesterday
Intellectweb they are the best
Long arm of the Law will reach through time and get you haha
Fire up PanAfrica…with no influence of the west and thier messangers,Arabs
France Entry In South African Countries Must Be Banned
After this trial we will sue France for the damage they cause to our people’s development.
The entire Africa is waiting for this.
We never forget our hero Thomas Sankara, ❤for 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Sankara, an upright man will forever be remembered. As for the idiot called compaore, who allowed himself to be used by France to kill his best friend. Shameless animals looking for power at all cost.
I love sankara
Westernrs killed well known African icon and now helping with the investigation for there own crime they comitted years ago. Even now they are hunting African icons to slow down our progress. Look what they are doing in Ethiopia to delegetimize the current government and remove a leaders who have the same vision like Sankara. Africans watch out watch out all the sabotage going on in Africa right now and say no for new form Of western colonization.
we Ethiopian love Sankara
Sankara ,lives in our hearts as Africans
One of the greatest African
Seems like a good lad! Want to know what Role France played in the assassination, since his reforms ostensibly threatened their interests in the region, particularly that his approach would spread.
😂😂😂
What’s the joke?
Sankara is a hero to all communists.A video about him posted three months ago has won 4000k views in China.We are proud of you,my comrade!
Sankareh muderas should face justice and the law should take it cause
France is the evil looting and plundering African resources and imposing their sick idealogy and language. France will be poor without African stolen resources, Shame on France
“While revolutionaries as individuals can be murdered, you cannot kill ideas.”
— Thomas Sankara
France government help to kill Thomas Sankara even small child knows that
Much love from South Sudan, he was the definition of a true African leader. We have plenty of pretenders
Our love for u will never fade away. R.I.P