Burkina Faso's Thomas Sankara murder trial 'fundamental to come to terms with what happened'

The murder trial of Thomas Sankara, Burkina Faso’s iconic “father of the revolution”, is due to open 34 years after his assassination. Analysis by Paul Melly, consulting fellow of the Africa Programme at Chatham House - London.
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[@MrFreshman-ei8hc]

France needs to be in this trial for funding assignation on Thomas Sankara.

[@gibson2675]

Why would France be involve when what happened is communist fighting communist

[@francisnwadike9505]

@@gibson2675 that's shows u are one of the problem just go find a place and rest please

[@acerrome9672]

@@francisnwadike9505 Francis Nwadike.

[@acerrome9672]

@@gibson2675 France Criminal Colonialistic Mastermine Evil Need to be in that Trial. The Murderer / killer is Not Capable alone to such Horrifc act Without Anybody in the higher ups who ecourage and give Order to that killer, which in this case that Compaire.

[@gibson2675]

@@acerrome9672 Go and demonstrate outside the French embassy

[@yanminz2482]

I love you Burkina Faso ! Heard of you yesterday ! Thomas Sankara is my new Hero 😇 Be good to yourselves

[@musamusashi]

France should be on trial as well.

[@ebrimasillah2553]

Justice for Thomas Sankara. He stands for humanity and truth to lead the country on the right path. The enemies hate to see that

[@BuildVisions4Africa1]

Thank you for paying tribute to the developmental model developed by Sankara as the model the non profit international organizational are copying now. He was clearly ahead of his time. His works and practical principles have immortalized him.

[@goodafy]

Please give us a Burkinabe to comment on Great Sankara murder trial, not an English and a French, Did i hear him say Sankara's 'radical rhetoric'. Tomorrow when news about Winston Churchill or Charles DeGaule comes up, you bring a Japanese or a Nigerian to comment on their 'unradical rhetoric' Nonsense!

[@eddiekirindo2025]

Why not a Burkina faso perspective on the trials not a white man speaking for Africans on internal issues.

[@gibson2675]

How do you know this man is not a citizen of Burkina Faso . Stereotyping is dangerous

[@bernardshikoli6302]

Africans are afraid of speaking, and giving a witness.

[@paul_tha-n7483]

@@gibson2675 he is not

[@lm_b5080]

its so annoying that africa's narratives keep getting dictated from europe like this

[@gibson2675]

@@lm_b5080 The channel belongs to a group of white men. If you want to see more African representation then create your own media outlets or else shut up.

[@reogwal]

Snippets of the truth, if there is be truthfulness and justice France should be in the dock, the ones being tried now should appear along side France, but this trial should start with the murder of Patrice Lumumba with Belgium and America as the accomplice on the dock, then Britain on the dock for the overthrow of Kwame, the list is endless but under a new Court set on Africa, African court of justice at the least or if not set up in Switzerland a natural country otherwise the powerful nations in the dock will pervert the course of justice and we will have allowed them to kill Sankara, Lumumba twice! !!!!!!!

[@diatadiatainternationalfol6038]

Actual Neutral countries do not really exist. This 'trial should be led by Africans of Burkina Faso. France and the others need to be tried and once convicted strongly , sanctioned, for their part in systematically destabilizing Africa for profit. The multiple wars, provoked by their greed, must be attributed to them, who are the real cause of the orphans, gangs, drug and alcohol dependence, Homelessness, and associated trauma, for centuries! And, finally, eliminate ALL of these ridiculous 'debts' Africa had been burdened with, by these nations whose 'assumed' wealth, is derived only through direct exploitation via their predatory rapport with the continent. It is deplorable, how they pretend diplomacy, and compassion; when they are instead deliberately holding back progress.

[@georgejuma9221]

Justice should prevail fr all the victims. watching frm kenya

[@nathannathan3428]

France and Ivory coast were heavily involved.

[@NomahlubiReacts]

I just search and France 24 is the most interested media house reporting about the Thomas Sankara trial. I wonder why

[@gurusukumaran1304]

The real Mudra of sungara is France and French intelligence Agency

[@afolabiojerinde7762]

Great man! He left his footprints in the sand of time. His sadly missed

[@daudakamara728]

If france n the west were just, this case should have been address 27 years ago

[@alagiejobarteh3895]

Let the law takes it's course

[@chantelmawunidza4480]

But why did it take so long

[@kinyamal8201]

Justice should be done, Sankara African icon.

[@adriangellah9893]

Was expecting to see french suspect instead

[@setumomahakoe7791]

What is happening to the local media , I mean Africa media to run the news first hand - and locals to be interviewed as it is Africa 's affair ? Whereas foreign influence got involved. ? Open for suggestion.

[@a.maghsoodi2432]

You are our problems ,live Africa alone,,

[@aajabbinmagosh5509]

Sankara was hated by France

[@eddiekirindo2025]

The reason they would rather talk awhite londener than a burkinabe who will remind them that the french need to be on same trial fpr killling Thomas Sankara

[@gibson2675]

Can you blame them for hating a communist

[@Dkatt]

@@gibson2675 yes

[@ladifmefire2943]

@@gibson2675 what the heck is communist .we Africans are communists so go to hell if u dont like it .

[@hokoyo21]

France had a hand in this

[@askme7620]

A White man talking about African issues but i've never ever seen a Black African person talking about European issues . Leave us alone !

[@kimuei]

Can a Burkinabe be asked Not someone in UK

[@peacepeace5788]

The snake head is French, the rest of the body is Blaise and the late Ivory Coast president

[@ladifmefire2943]

Local media is more welcome to tell us first ,otherwise leave us alone we are traumatized as a continent nothing simse to work for us .

[@RoyalBlue292]

Isn't it obvious he was killed by closed pal, Blaise Kampawareh.

[@davidwiles7754]

I guess their colonial power had some undertone and the 27 years rule of the brutal Blaise to see justice for Sankara I await I am also told you had other nationals they should be suphenon for the trial. Extradite Blaise if the west is serious

[@stanleyreuben8930]

French station inviting a white EXPERT on african afairs AGAIN on african afairs linving in london ohh my gosh the nerve😠😠

[@eutuben9937]

All African countries have left it to Burkina Faso, they are less concerned

[@mikeilikeit9685]

finish them and their master must see it

[@Judging_Politics_Network]

Paul Melly, Thomas Sankara was loved by his people.

[@maliksy7746]

Right

[@gibson2675]

So also was Mugabe

[@emmanuelameyaw9735]

Sakara was great military leader...but he should have taken few economics classes because marxist revolutions has never made any country properous. The best Burkina could become under his rule is his favorite country Cuba. His politics, great, his economists, bad.

[@musamusashi]

Look at his achievements from bottom poverty to self sufficiency, capitalism is the vampire, brother.