Africa-Burkina Faso
Ibrahim Traore (1988-)
On September 30, 2022, Captain Ibrahim Traore led a military coup in Burkina Faso, overthrowing the government of Paul-Henry Sandaogo Damiba....
Paul-Henry Sandaogo Damiba (1981- )
Paul-Henry Sandaogo Damiba heads the Patriotic Movement for Safeguard and Restoration; the current governing council of Burkina Faso installed after...
Diébédo Francis Kéré (1965- )
Diébédo Francis Kéré is a Burkinabe architect internationally known for his innovative, often sustainable, and collaborative work. He is the...
Maurice Yaméogo (1921-1993)
Maurice Yaméogo was the first President of the west African nation of Upper Volta, today known as Burkina Faso. He...
Ousmane Zongo (c. 1960-2003)
Ousmane Zongo was a 43-year-old arts trader from Burkina Faso who was shot and killed by a New York City...
James R. Bacote II (1948-2018)
James Richardson Bacote was an artist, preservationist, historian and co-founder of the Geechee Kunda Cultural Center in Georgia. Bacote was...
Sundiata Keita (1210?-1255?)
Sundiata (Sunjata) Keita was a West African political leader who would become the founder and first ruler of the Mali Empire in medieval West Africa....
First Ivorian Civil War (2002-2007)
First Ivorian Civil War was a five-year conflict that occurred in the west African country of the Ivory Coast (also known...
The Sierra Leone Civil War (1991-2002)
The Sierra Leone Civil War was an armed conflict in the West African country of Sierra Leone from 1991 t0...
