Burkina ex-leader Compaoré apologises to family of slain revolutionary icon Sankara Publié par admin | Juil 26, 2022 | Afrique-une | 0 | Burkina Faso’s former president Blaise Compaoré, sentenced in absentia to life in jail for the 1987 assassination of revolutionary icon Thomas Sankara, apologised to the ex-leader’s family on Tuesday.