Burkina Faso Ousted Leader’s Trial Branded A ‘witch Hunt’
Former Burkina Faso president Blaise Compaore goes on trial next week over the deadly crackdown against the popular uprising that toppled him, in what has been branded a “witch hunt” by his supporters. Thirty-three people were killed when the authorities crushed street protests against the long-serving Compaore in October 2014, according to an official toll. … Read more