Burkina Faso Plans 117 Billion CFA Franc Memorial for Thomas Sankara

Burkina Faso · POLITICS Key Facts —Project cost: The Sankara memorial is valued at about 117 billion CFA francs as of August 2026, up from an earlier estimate of 35 billion CFA francs in the late 2010s. —Location and scale: The 14-hectare site in Ouagadougou will include an 87-metre tower, a 37-metre statue, a 3,000-seat…