News & Politics Former Burkina Faso President, Blaise Compaoré Sentenced To Life For Thomas Sankara Murder Posted on April 8, 2022 by Adaora Nwangwu In Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, a court sentenced former President Blaise Compaoré to life imprisonment in absentia on Wednesday 6th April for conspiring to murder his likeable predecessor, Thomas Sankara. What