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 ...

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

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 ...

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

Anger over democratic dysfunction and western meddling has fuelled global support for Burkina Faso’s Ibrahim Traoré ...

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

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

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

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

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 ...