OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina FasoOUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — Burkina Faso’s former President Blaise Compaore returned to the West African country Thursday, the first time since being ousted in a popular ...

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The southbound lanes of Interstate 35 are closed on Friday, March 13, 2026, due to a crash involving two 18-wheelers. Interstate 35 southbound closed in downtown area due to crash involving ...

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 (Reuters) -Former Burkina Faso president Blaise Compaore will return from exile for the first time since being ousted in a 2014 uprising, Burkinabe authorities said on Wednesday, despite ...

Burkina Faso's embattled President Blaise Compaore announced on Friday that he was stepping down to make way for elections after a violent uprising against his 27-year rule. His resignation came as ...

Former Burkinabe President Blaise Compaore’s sentence of life imprisonment by an Ouagadougou military court for complicity in the murder of his predecessor, Thomas Sankara, marks an important victory ...