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Thomas Sankara remains a global icon
His vision of a socialist, pan-Africanist model of development was not buried with him.
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SPEECH: ‘Imperialism is the arsonist of our forests and savannas’, Thomas Sankara, February 5, 1986
Thomas Sankara, radical leader and martyr of Burkina Faso, understood that the problem of ecological destruction was rooted in capitalism and imperialism.
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Canadian imperialism and the underdevelopment of Burkina Faso
Canadian mining companies own $2.5 billion of Burkina Faso’s gold, and the country is one of the most poverty-stricken in Africa.