Odile Sankara

“Unfortunately, men aren't ready to let go. Liberia set an example with President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. She steered the ship well, so it's possible. There are women who are capable of taking the reins of power, but I don't think the mentalities are read.”

“What's great today is that it's the artists who are keeping the flame of the revolution alive.”

“Since October 31, 2014, and the fall of Compaoré, theater has been revived in Burkina. It has even become the country's primary political platform.”

“I believe that the Sankara family, thank God, has remained itself. It retains the image it always had before, during, and after Sankara. This is a strength because it allows us to perpetuate the image of Thomas Sankara. Despite the fact that by force of circumstances it is dispersed today, it has remained united and tries to preserve the values ​​that Thomas so well embodied during his lifetime: love, integrity, and fairness.”