Park in Rome: A Tribute to Thomas Sankara Becomes Part of the Italian Landscape

Author: DJOMANDE AzizPublished on: October 25, 2026Country: Italy

World / InternationalCulture & Entertainment

Park in Rome: A Tribute to Thomas Sankara Becomes Part of the Italian Landscape

A monument honoring Thomas Sankara was inaugurated on October 24, 2026, in a park in Rome’s 3rd district. Donated by Madi Sakande and created by artist Hamed Sékou Ouattara, the steel prism stands two meters high and is 70 centimeters wide. Burkina Faso’s Culture Minister, Pingdwendé Gilbert Ouedraogo, led the ceremony, attended by diplomats and members of the diaspora. Named in 2025, the park is intended to carry forward Sankara’s ideals and symbolize a bond between the Italian and Burkinabè peoples.

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