Remains of Burkina Faso Leader Being Exhumed

Authorities in Burkina Faso are exhuming the remains of former President Thomas Sankara and 12 of his colleagues, 28 years after they were killed during a 1987 coup.  Younger brother Paul Sankara said the exhumation will answer a number of key questions, including how Sankara was killed, who killed him, and where he is buried.   The body is believed to be buried in a cemetery in Ouagadougou, but the family said it hasn’t seen the body since the assassination....

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