Africa International

Burkina Faso held reburial ceremony of former revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara

The body of Burkina Faso’s revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara was buried Thursday alongside 12 of his comrades at the spot where they were assassinated 36 years ago. Prime Minister of Burkina Faso Apollinaire Joachim Kyélem de Tambèla graced the ceremony. Sankara came to power in August 1983 as an army captain, at the age of […]