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Burkina Faso: Strategic developments in Ouagadougou
October 15, 1987: 39 years later, Thomas Sankara continues to live through his ideals and generations. 39 years have passed since the assassination of Captain Thomas Sankara and his twelve companions on October 15, 1987. But time has apparently not erased the memory of the father of the Burkinabe Revolution. This Thursday, October 15, 2026, the Thomas Sankara Memorial, in Ouagadougou, hosted the national ceremony paying homage to the victims of this tragedy. Presided over by the Prime Minister, Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo, representing the President of Faso, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, this (...) - Society
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