Burkina Faso's ex-president Blaise Compaore has been sentenced to life imprisonment for murder of his predecessor for his role in the 1987 murder of his predecessor Thomas Sankara in a coup

Burkina Faso's ex-president Compaore handed life imprisonment for murder of his predecessor

A coup plot to attack the presidential palace and detain 'certain authourities' was thwarted by the security forces in early October

Burkina Faso: Government forces foil coup plot by Compaore loyalists

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Burkina Faso's ex-president Compaore handed life imprisonment for murder of his predecessor

Burkina Faso: Government forces foil coup plot by Compaore loyalists