Thomas Sankara: an African leader with a message for Europe
Nick Dearden
On the 25th anniversary of Sankara's assassination, Nick Dearden argues we need to remember him to challenge dominant views of Africa and...
Burkina Faso: Echoes of a Revolution Past
Ernest Harsch
Ernest Harsch discusses the enduring appeal and influence of the revered revolutionary leader, Thomas Sankara.
There is probably no time when people are more...
Sankara and the murdered revolution
Tidiane Kasse
Published in Pambazuka News 651: SPECIAL ISSUE: Thomas Sankara and inventing Africa's future: 26 years later 2013-10-25
Although murdered by retrogressive forces opposed...
Facts about Thomas Sankara in Burkina Faso
After renaming his country to Burkina Faso, here’s Thomas Sankara’s accomplishments, ONLY 4 YEARS in power (1983-87).
Thomas Isidore Noël Sankara (21 December 1949 –...
Thomas Sankara – interviewing an African legend aged 11
By Becky Branford BBC News
One picture brings it all back home to me again: Me, an 11-year-old London school pupil, gazing up smiling into...
Burkina Faso: Who really killed Thomas Sankara?
Burkina Faso: Who really killed Thomas Sankara?
Carina Ray
15 January 2008
In January 2008, after much delay, the trial of former Liberian president, Charles Ghankay Taylor,...
Thomas Sankara And The Assassination Of Africa’s Memory
By Chika Ezeanya
Published on the 16th of octobre on http://saharareporters.com
homas Sankara was Burkina Faso’s president from August 1983 until his assassination on October 15,...
WHEN THE STARS BEGAN TO SHINE
by Prashad, Vijay*
In 1984, President of Burkina Faso Thomas Sankara addressed the United Nations General Assembly. Sankara was perhaps the last ‘Third World’ politician,...
“Burkina Faso: Thomas Sankara 20 years later: a tribute to integrity” by Demba Moussa...
Burkina Faso: Thomas Sankara 20 years later: a tribute to integrity
Demba Moussa Dembélé (translation Gwendolyn Schulman)
Summary & Comment: Thomas Sankara understood before others that...
Thomas Sankara: an endogenous approach to development
Demba Moussa Dembélé
Published in Pambazuka News 651 : SPECIAL ISSUE : Thomas Sankara and inventing Africa’s future : 26 years later 2013-10-25
It has been...
