In this short but bold message to mark 27 years since the assassination of revolutionary President Thomas Sankara on October 15, his widow outlines some of the challenges facing Burkinabes under the failed Compaore regime and urges continued resistance.

Following the desecration of the tomb of the late Thomas Sankara in Ougadougou, his family is calling on the Burkinabé state ‘to apprehend and sanction the authors of this barbaric act and to ensure that this type of behaviour does not go unpunished.’

In a message commemorating the death of Thomas Sankara on 15 October 1987, Mariam Sankara calls on the people to continue the struggle not only for justice for Thomas Sankara, but also for Africa.