Vol 63 No 9 |
- BURKINA FASO
For Sankara's widow Mariam Sankara and many Burkinabès the convictions were a cathartic moment in the country's turbulent history which has been punctuated by popular uprisings and grassroots activism...
Vol 55 No 22 |
- BURKINA FASO
On 1 November Mariam Sankara the widow of Thomas Sankara who was believed to have been murdered by Compaoré during the October 1987 coup that brought him to power issued a statement from her French exile calling for the deposed Compaoré to be brought to justice (AC Vol 55 No 7 Tight spot for Blaise)...
Vol 55 No 7 |
- BURKINA FASO
Aside from corruption charges Compaoré is vulnerable to the accusation that he murdered his predecessor Captain Thomas Sankara whose widow Mariam Sankara still campaigns for justice from her exile in France...
Vol 41 No 23 |
- BURKINA FASO
Nongma's decision to take part annoyed Thomas's widow Mariam Sankara...