Burkina Faso: 30 injured soldiers and volunteers benefit from a special recovery program

Africulture launched the second session of its Heroes’ Workshops on October 24, 2026, at the General Aboubacar Sangoulé Lamizana camp in Ouagadougou. The arts training program is for 30 members of Burkina Faso’s defense and security forces and Volunteers for the Defense of the Homeland who were injured in operations. Colonel-major Soyo Palé said art can support their recovery and stressed that wounded fighters continue to serve their country. Africulture president Warrant Officer Wendyam Abdoul Rasmané Ouédraogo, known as Owar, said the workshops aim to help participants express their emotions and turn painful experiences into meaningful, hopeful works.