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Burkina Faso: Thomas Sankara reburied

The former president of Burkina Faso, Thomas Sankara, has been reburied in Ouagadougou by the country鈥檚 ruling military junta.

The former president of Burkina Faso, Thomas Sankara, has been reburied in Ouagadougou by the country鈥檚 ruling military junta. The move has divided the family of the late revolutionary leader, whose widow and children boycotted the ceremony on Thursday. Sankara was laid to rest at the spot where he was assassinated in 1987.

Plus, Tunisia鈥檚 president Kais Saied has faced a backlash after saying an increase in migration from other African countries was part of a plot. People from other African countries living in Tunisia say they face an increasingly hostile climate in the country.

And we meet the Ukrainians who were stranded in Zanzibar when Russia invaded their country a year ago, and decided to stay.

(Photo: Thomas Sankara鈥檚 coffin covered with the flag of Burkina Faso; Credit: Getty Images)

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Thu 23 Feb 2023 17:06GMT

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