A coup military tribunal in Burkina Faso yesterday (Wed) sentenced former president Blaise Compaore to life imprisonment for complicity in the 1987 murder of his predecessor Thomas Sankarain. Sankara was gunned down in the West African nation's capital Ouagadougou at the age of 37, four years after he took power in an uprising. Compaore was charged in absentia along with his former head of security Hyacinthe Kafando, who was also sentenced to life imprisonment. Both have previously denied any involvement in Sankara's death along with 12 other defendants accused of involvement in the plot. How should we interpret this development and what message is it sending for the continent?

Guest: Nixon Katembo - African Affairs analyst and language specialist at channel Africa Kiswahili desk