Thomas Sankara’s Mausoleum Opens to Honor Revolutionary Leader

Thomas Sankara’s mausoleum opens to honor revolutionary leader

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

Rawlings Celebrated in Ouagadougou as Kindred Spirit to Thomas Sankara

Ouagadougou’s Place de la Révolution fell silent, then thundered with applause on Saturday as Burkina Faso honoured its martyred captain, Thomas Sankara. Yet the ceremony’s spotlight soon widened to embrace another revolutionary icon: Ghana’s late Flight Lieutenant Jerry John Rawlings. Though borders separate Accra and Ouagadougou, the gathering portrayed Rawlings and Sankara as ideological twins—soldier-leaders […] The post Rawlings Celebrated …

Ghana delegation joins Burkina Faso to honour Sankara with memorial park, statue

A high-level government delegation from Ghana joined the people of Burkina Faso in Ouagadougou on Saturday for the inauguration of a memorial park and a towering statue in honour of revolutionary leader, Thomas Sankara. Representing President John Dramani Mahama, Defence Minister Dr. Edward Omane Boamah led the delegation, which included Interior Minister Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka, Government Communications Minister Felix Kwakye Ofosu, Ghana’s Sp…