Thomas Sankara was one of Africa’s most idealised leaders The government of Burkina Faso has ordered the exhumation of the remains of Thomas Sankara, the former president who was killed in a 1987 coup.
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The Burkinabé Revolt And Its Implications For Long-Serving ECOWAS Heads of State
By Kweku Ortsin Introduction and Background THE recent ousting of Blaise Compaoré in a civilian-inspired revolt in Burkina Faso calls into question the fate of West Africa’s two longest-serving heads of state: President Yahya Jammeh of The Gambia and President Faure Gnassingbé of Togo.