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Burkina Faso: Compaore to be tried over Sankara assassination
Burkina Faso: Former president Blaise Compaore faces a military trial, accused of involvement in the murder of his predecessor Thomas Sankara.
Burkina Faso’s former president Blaise Compaore faces a military trial, accused of involvement in the killing of his predecessor Thomas Sankara.
Plus, more than 40 people have died after their boat got into trouble between Yemen and Djibouti.
And we meet the children’s author from Sierra Leone who wants to decolonise the alphabet.
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