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In Burkina Faso, military leaders are invoking the legacy of Thomas Sankara, known as "Africa’s Che Guevara," to mobilize support amid a struggle against extremists and a shift away from Western allies. Sankara, a revolutionary Marxist leader assassinated in 1987, is being celebrated through a new mausoleum and revived revolutionary slogans. Current military leader Capt.

Courtesy: WTOP Staff