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"Yes, I am indeed the younger sister of the late President Thomas Sankara. You know, it's really difficult to answer the question you're asking me. The man has so many facets that it's difficult to talk about him so easily. However, one of the great memories I have of him is that of his love for his people. Sankara loved his people more than anything. What helped him in this struggle was because he was free of all possessions and all gain. He was not one of those who loved profit. In our continent today, our leaders want to enrich themselves first before thinking of the people. With Sankara, it was quite the opposite. Material goods were never a lure for him. Sankara died poor. I also retain the image of a leader who wanted change, a brother full of love and humor."

"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."

"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."

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

"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."

"I wasn't experienced in politics. The revolution in Burkina Faso certainly galvanized us. Women began to take the forefront of the political scene, before no one thought about it, it was reserved for men. So no, I did a performing arts option at university. I met great authors. And from there came my inspiration to go into theater. It's the place for me, as a woman, to exist by speaking at a higher level on a stage. I find it's the place of truth because you can't cheat the audience. We can convey things that people can't say, suffering inflicted on us women who are always walled up, who don't dare to speak out. And for me, theater was a revelation, even if it wasn't easy at first, but it's been going on for 30 years! At first, even my family, community, friends and everyone condemned me and said: "Why don't you go and look for a job with your degrees?"