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 ...

Military officials stand near a portrait of Thomas Sankara's portrait and his coffin covered with Burkina Faso's national flag in Ouagadougou on February 23, 2023, ahead of the reburial ceremony ...

They were all laid to rest again on Thursday in coffins draped in Burkina Faso's red and green flag, and topped with red roses. Family members dressed in white filed past Sankara's coffin to pay ...

Mr Kabore had served as prime minister and speaker of parliament under veteran President ... 1984 - Upper Volta renamed Burkina Faso. 1987 - Sankara is killed in a coup organized by Blaise ...

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 ...