"Who Killed African Icon Thomas Sankara? Trial Opens, 34 Years After His Death.

The president of the West African nation of Burkina Faso, an anticolonial leader celebrated across the continent, was assassinated in 1987. Now 14 men, including the president who took his place, are on trial.

Thomas Sankara, the president of Burkina Faso, was known for taking on former colonial powers, as well as the World Bank and International Monetary Fund. He was 37 when he was killed.Credit...