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The 3rd part of @thecontinent.org's #MuseumOfMemory series covers the Thomas Sankara #Mausoleum in Ouagadougou. Unveiled in May, the mausoleum honours the legacy of #BurkinaFaso's former revolutionary leader #ThomasSankara, who led the country 1983-1987.

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Illustration of a display board with nine slots, three lit up with cards: Maqam Echahid, Algiers, Algeria; Joshua Nkomo, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, and Thomas Sankara Mausoleum, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
August 19, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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The memorial park at #Bishoftu in Ethopia marking the site where Flight ET-302 crashed in March 2019 is covered by the part 4 of @thecontinent.org's #MuseumOfMemory series.

Representing their four home continents, the monument is honoring the 157 victims:

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Four illustrated posters are displayed in lit frames. They show memorials in Africa with captions: Maqam Echahid – Algiers, Algeria Joshua Nkomo – Bulawayo, Zimbabwe Thomas Sankara Mausoleum – Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso ET-302 Memorial Park – Bishoftu, Ethiopia Below each are empty frames for more entries.
August 23, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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And here's the final part 8 of @thecontinent.org's #MuseumOfMemory series on #Africa's most iconic #monuments - this time with a temple in #Niame, which houses the remains of L’arbre du Ténéré, a meanwhile legendary tree in the #Sahara in #Niger:

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The image shows an illustrated frame with eight cards of African monuments and memorials, each labeled with name and location. Top row (left to right): Maqam Echahid, Algiers, Algeria Joshua Nkomo, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe Thomas Sankara Mausoleum, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso ET-302 Memorial Park, Bishoftu, Ethiopia Bottom row (left to right): Monumento da Paz, Luena, Angola Mparo Royal Tombs, Hoima, Uganda Le Monument de la Renaissance Africaine, Dakar, Senegal Last Tree of the Tenere, Niamey, Niger
September 23, 2025 at 5:49 AM
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Thank you! @museumofmemory (over on insta) is the genius behind the video- a really talented artist…
July 3, 2026 at 3:11 PM
jensnotroff.com
The #MparoRoyalTombs, resting place of Chwa II Kabalega and his descendants from the #Bunyoro Kingdom in modern day #Uganda are subject of part 6 in @thecontinent.org's #MuseumOfMemory:

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The image shows an illustrated display board with framed cards representing African memorial sites. Four cards at the top are highlighted, and two are placed at the bottom. Each card has an illustration and label with the site name and location: Maqam Echahid, Algiers, Algeria Joshua Nkomo, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe Thomas Sankara Mausoleum, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso ET-302 Memorial Park, Bishoftu, Ethiopia Monumento da Paz, Luena, Angola Mparo Royal Tombs, Hoima, Uganda Two empty frames remain at the bottom right, suggesting missing or yet-to-be-revealed sites.
September 7, 2025 at 8:13 AM
jensnotroff.com
And here's part 7 of @thecontinent.org's #MuseumOfMemory series - this time introducing the #MonumentDeLaRenaissanceAfricaine in Senegal’s capital Dakar:

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The image shows eight illustrated cards of African monuments and memorials arranged in two rows within a decorative frame. Top row (with spotlights on four cards, from left to right): Maqam Echahid – Algiers, Algeria Joshua Nkomo – Bulawayo, Zimbabwe Thomas Sankara Mausoleum – Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso ET-302 Memorial Park – Bishoftu, Ethiopia Bottom row (from left to right): 5. Monumento da Paz – Luena, Angola 6. Mparo Royal Tombs – Hoima, Uganda 7. Le Monument de la Renaissance Africaine – Dakar, Senegal 8. One empty slot with a blank label.
September 11, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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Part 2 of @thecontinent.org's new #MuseumOfMemory series on some of Africa's most iconic monuments covers the towering statue of #Zimbabwe​'s former vice-president Joshua Nkomo - created, another twist in a story full of twists, by a North Korean studio ...

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Illustration of a display board with 12 slots arranged in a 3x4 grid. Two top-left slots are lit and filled with cards. The Left card shows colorful art labeled: MAQAM ECHAHID, Algiers, Algeria. The one to its right showing a statue labeled “JOSHUA NKOMO, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. The other 10 slots are empty with blank nameplates.
August 7, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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In part 5 of their #MuseumOfMemory series, @thecontinent.org asks how we choose to remember, highlighting the #MonumentoDaPaz in Luena - and with it the the complex and complicated history of a brutal 27-year civil war (and its aftermath) in #Angola:

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Image showing five illustrated cards of African monuments displayed in two rows. Top row: Maqam Echahid in Algiers, Algeria; Joshua Nkomo in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe; Thomas Sankara Mausoleum in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso; ET-302 Memorial Park in Bishoftu, Ethiopia. Bottom row left: Monumento da Paz in Luena, Angola. Three empty slots remain in the bottom row.
August 28, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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The Corner House in Riga was where the KGB crushed dissent in Soviet Latvia.
Today, it’s a chilling museum—its dungeons, interrogation rooms, and bullet-scarred walls still intact.
History lives here.
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The Corner House in Riga: Uncovering Latvia’s Dark Soviet History
Explore the chilling history of Latvia’s Corner House—once a KGB headquarters and site of terror. Discover how it has transformed into a powerful museum of remembrance.
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March 31, 2025 at 11:03 PM