The Burkinabè dailies, in their deliveries this Monday, largely echo the commemoration, the day before, of the 36th his twelve companions.
Thus, the national daily Sidwaya mentions, on its front page: ‘Year 36 of the assassination of Thomas Sankara: the hero of the nation immortalized’.
The same state newspaper devotes its editorial ‘To the glory of Thomas Sankara’, mentioning that since yesterday October 15, 2023, Boulevard Charles-De-Gaulle now bears the name of the father of the August 1983 Revolution, Thomas Sankara.
The Sidwaya editorialist understands that a new page in history is being written for the largest boulevard in the country, taking root near the most prestigious institution, the presidency of Faso.
And to ask ourselves a certain number of questions: ‘Can we imagine that road citizenship will take root from Boulevard-Sankara with respect for traffic lights? », ‘Contained mood swings without burning tires? “.
For the editorialist, on the boulevard or everywhere else, the Burkinabè must
therefore respect the memory of this legendary captain.
‘We can do it because we are in a new dynamic where relying on our strengths is essential and above all where we have become the focus of an entire generation of men and women from here and elsewhere at home. search for landmarks,’ concludes Sidwaya’s editorial.
« 36th of the assassination of Thomas Sankara: Tributes for eternity! », exclaims, for its part, La Cohésion, the latest Burkinabe daily newspaper.
This newspaper, the first issue of which fell this Monday, informs that on the occasion of the commemoration of the 36th anniversary , the International Thomas Sankara Committee (CIMTS) unveiled the new model of the infrastructures of the Memorial project.
According to La Cohésion, the ceremony was attended by several personalities including the president of the Transition, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, members of the government and presidents of institutions.
For its part, the dean of Burkinabè private daily newspapers, L’Observateur Paalga, through i
ts headline, adds: “After the boulevard, soon a tower, a mausoleum and a cable car.”
In its ”Let’s comment on the event”, L’Observateur Paalga notes that “everyone wants to be a Sankarist but no one wants to pay the price”.
It is right that Le Pays, another private daily, through its ‘Counteranalysis’ in homage to Thomas Sankara, thinks that we must ‘go beyond symbols’.
Meanwhile, Today in Faso displays: ‘October 15, 2023, 36 years ago, the father of the Burkinabè Revolution was killed: Sankarizing and sankarism watered down or misguided.’
In the opinion of the author of the writing, ‘unquestionably, the truculent captain has put the country of honest men into orbit’, continuing that ‘does Sankarism sell as well inside? Not easy to answer! “.
As for L’Express du Faso, a private daily published in Bobo-Dioulasso, it displays: “October 15, 1987-October 15, 2023: Assassinated 36 years ago, his vision continues to govern.”
Source: Burkina Information Agency