Host Marco Werman speaks with former Ouagadougou correspondent Joan Baxter who is following the trial of ex-president Blaise Compaore who is accused of engineering the coup d’état against his comrade-in-arms, Thomas Sankara, on Oct. 15, 1987. Additional reporting from the courtroom comes from Ouoba Boukari, with the independent newspaper Mutations, and we check in with him on the trial thus far.
The article you just read is free because dedicated readers and listeners like you chose to support our nonprofit newsroom. Our team works tirelessly to ensure you hear the latest in international, human-centered reporting every weekday. But our work would not be possible without you. We need your help.
Make a gift today to help us reach our $25,000 goal and keep The World going strong. Every gift will get us one step closer.