In Burkina Faso, a “site of fear” has been transformed into one of remembrance and hope with the opening of a mausoleum ...

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

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

Ghanaian actor Kwadwo Nkansah aka Lil Win has teased his new project in which he stars as Captain Ibrahim Traore, the ...

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

A charismatic 37-year-old, Burkina Faso's military ruler Capt Ibrahim Traoré has skilfully built the persona of a ...

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