Burkina Faso Immortalizes Thomas Sankara with Boulevard Renaming and National Mausoleum

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso| In a historic and symbolic move, Burkina Faso’s transitional President, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, officially renamed one of the capital’s major thoroughfares, Boulevard Charles de Gaulle, as Boulevard Thomas Sankara, in honor of the country’s iconic revolutionary leader. The event marked a pivotal step in reaffirming national identity and paying homage to one […]