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Corroborating source 16

New to this, might have missed something. Trying to corroborate reference 16 but cannot find it online. Anyone knows where to find it and if offline sources are commonly accepted here? Strandedoncat (talk) 17:18, 16 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Amnesty International (1988). Burkina Faso: Political Imprisonment and the Use of Torture from 1983 to 1988. London: Amnesty International. Strandedoncat (talk) 17:19, 16 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I saw some books being used as sources so I think it is accepted Neo Trixma (talk) 07:38, 17 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Sankara, shankar, and, ankara

Is there any word similarities between the 3? 182.3.52.74 (talk) 06:16, 16 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

If you are seriously asking this, feel free to visit this page and ask again. -My, oh my! (Mushy Yank) 16:07, 15 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Repeated “Legacy” section

Just wanted to note that there’s two “Legacy” sections in this article — if I have time later on, I can try to fix it myself, unless there was some reason for this? Marcustcii (talk) 18:39, 2 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]