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“Ibrahim Traoré is the continuation of Burkina Faso’s revolution,” says brother of pan-Africanist leader Thomas Sankara
42 years after the 1983 revolution, Burkina Faso takes bold steps toward sovereignty. Image via X By Pedro Stropasolas, People's Dispatch...

The Left Chapter
Aug 134 min read


Sankara’s revolution rises again
On the anniversary of Thomas Sankara coming to power in Burkina Faso, Jonis Ghedi Alasow reflects on how his legacy lives on in new...

The Left Chapter
Aug 54 min read


“Terrorism we are witnessing today comes from imperialism”, Burkina Faso’s President Ibrahim Traoré tells Putin
“In addition to defense and security, there is another important sphere, namely, science and education. We would like Russia to” teach...

The Left Chapter
May 146 min read


From the Kremlin to Kilimanjaro: Commemorating the October Revolution
This past Tuesday, November 7 marked the 106th anniversary of the beginning of the Great October Socialist Revolution. This statement,...
Michael Laxer
Nov 10, 20234 min read


Burkina Faso names Thomas Sankara a "hero of the nation"
In an historic move Burkina Faso's new transitional government and President Captain Ibrahim Traoré has chosen to pay tribute to the...
Michael Laxer
Oct 6, 20231 min read


Daily LIFT #686
The great revolutionary Thomas Sankara plays guitar -- Daily LIFT #686 On April 6, 2022 some of those involved in the killing of Sankara...
Michael Laxer
Apr 7, 20221 min read


Justice for Sankara as Blaise Compaoré convicted
Image via Twitter While he is in exile due to being brought down by protests in 2014, Burkina Faso's former president Blaise Compaoré was...
Michael Laxer
Apr 6, 20221 min read


Striketober: Red Review #27 -- International Left and Labour News
The twenty-seventh edition of our weekly review of international left and labour news with stories from the United States, the UK,...
Michael Laxer
Oct 16, 20219 min read


Thomas Sankara murdered October 15, 1987
Comrades Thomas Sankara and Fidel Castro. Castro is Awarding Sankara the Order of Jose Marti, 1984 The great revolutionary leader Thomas...
Michael Laxer
Oct 15, 20211 min read


Thomas Sankara b. December 21, 1949.
The great revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara was born December 21, 1949. Sankara became the first president of Burkina Faso in 1983. His...
Michael Laxer
Dec 21, 20201 min read
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