Sierra Leone News: Thomas Sankara’s statue unveiled in Burkina Faso

32 years after his murder, Captain Thomas Isidore Sankara, whose name evokes memory, pride, pain and anger, has been given a fitting memorial with a 5-metre statue in Burkina Faso’s capital Ouagadougou. Former Ghanaian President and friend of Sankara, Jerry Rawlings attended the memorial. The statue is part of the Thomas Sankara Memorial monument and was … Continue reading Sierra Leone News: Thomas Sankara’s statue unveiled in Burkina Faso