Archives of the Union of Teachers of Burkina Faso

The purpose of this project is to preserve the history of the Union of African Teachers of Burkina Faso (SNEAB), which was founded in 1949. The SNEAB has been a major actor in the country’s social and political transformations throughout the last seven decades, participating in the anti-colonial struggles of the 1950s, the 1966 insurrection and the 2014 revolution. SNEAB was a victim of the anti-union repression during the Sankarist Revolution. Documenting the work of the SNEAB from the colonial era until today, this archive offers an unpublished and little-known starting point for understanding the history of the struggles of the teachers of this country.