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 ...

Pan-Africanists' behind viral deepfakes dey tout di junta ruler as example for African leaders, building on disappointment ...

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

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

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

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

Ghana’s Minister for Defence, Dr Edward Omane Boamah, has led a high-powered delegation to Ouagadougou to represent President ...

The family of former President Flt Lt Jerry John Rawlings has expressed gratitude to the government and people of Burkina ...

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 ...

Ghana’s Minister for Defence, Dr. Edward Omane Boamah, led a high-level delegation to Ouagadougou to represent President John ...

People visit the newly inaugurated mausoleum for Burkina Faso's legendary leader Thomas Sankara in Ouagadougou on May 17. (AP ...

West African leaders have gathered in Burkina Faso to unveil a memorial to pan-African revolutionary Thomas Sankara.