Flt-Lt. Jerry John Rawlings was a close associate of Captain Sankara, who was assassinated on October 15, 1987, aged 37 years ...

Francis Kéré’s work evokes the universal values of Thomas Sankara, the former Burkinabé president assassinated in a coup, and ...

Burkina Faso's military leaders revive the legacy of Thomas Sankara to unite a nation facing severe extremism. A mausoleum honors Sankara, embodying his revolutionary ideals. Despite efforts to ...

The military rulers of Burkina Faso have turned to a man once known as “Africa’s Che Guevara” as a way to rally a country ...

In a time when anti-colonial rhetoric has become a rallying cry across parts of Africa, particularly in the Sahel, the ...

Completed in 2025 in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo, Prime Minister of Burkina Faso, has ...

Berlin-based studio Kéré Architecture has designed the Thomas Sankara Mausoleum in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, to commemorate ...

Traore is busy misguiding himself on X. Niger’s Abdourahmane Tchiani has settled down to uneasy quiet, after an initial ...

Dr Edward Kofi Omane Boamah, Minister of Defence on behalf of President John Dramani Mahama witnessed the unveiling of ...

Pritzker Prize-winning architect Francis Kéré designed the memorial in Ouagadougou in tribute to Thomas Sankara, Burkina Faso ...

The U.S. increases pressure on Burkina Faso through military propaganda, as Africans rise to protect the developing project.

Burkinabe leader Ibrahim Traore is acting like a rock star. It’s not entirely his fault. He’s receiving a lot of help from ...