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| Burkina Faso 'issues warrant' for ex-leader Blaise Compaore | Burkina Faso 'issues warrant' for ex-leader Blaise Compaore |
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| An arrest warrant has been issued for ousted Burkina Faso leader Blaise Compaore over his alleged role in the 1987 murder of ex-President Thomas Sankara, judicial sources say. | An arrest warrant has been issued for ousted Burkina Faso leader Blaise Compaore over his alleged role in the 1987 murder of ex-President Thomas Sankara, judicial sources say. |
| Mr Compaore's ally, Gen Gilbert Diendere, was recently charged in connection with the killing. | Mr Compaore's ally, Gen Gilbert Diendere, was recently charged in connection with the killing. |
| Both men have denied any wrongdoing. Mr Compaore is in exile in Ivory Coast after being forced to resign last year. | Both men have denied any wrongdoing. Mr Compaore is in exile in Ivory Coast after being forced to resign last year. |
| Mr Sankara, a left-wing radical, is considered a hero for many Africans. | Mr Sankara, a left-wing radical, is considered a hero for many Africans. |
| Mr Sankara, described as "Africa's Che Guevara", was succeeded by Blaise Compaore who stayed in power for 27 years, before being ousted by street protests in 2014. | Mr Sankara, described as "Africa's Che Guevara", was succeeded by Blaise Compaore who stayed in power for 27 years, before being ousted by street protests in 2014. |
| The exact circumstances of Mr Sankara's death have remained a mystery. | |
| Remains thought to be those of Mr Sankara were exhumed earlier this year. | |
| But a test carried out in a French laboratory found no usable DNA, reports Abdourahmane Dia of the BBC French service. | |
| The result was handed on Monday to a judge who earlier this year ordered the exhumation of the corpse as part of an investigation mandated by the transitional government that took over from Mr Compaore. | The result was handed on Monday to a judge who earlier this year ordered the exhumation of the corpse as part of an investigation mandated by the transitional government that took over from Mr Compaore. |
| Mr Sankara's family said recently that an autopsy has found that his body was "riddled with bullets". | Mr Sankara's family said recently that an autopsy has found that his body was "riddled with bullets". |
| During Mr Compaore's rule the investigation into the murder made little progress. | During Mr Compaore's rule the investigation into the murder made little progress. |
| Who was Thomas Sankara? | Who was Thomas Sankara? |