Browsing: West Africa

Thomas Sankara on the subtler forms of imperialism as we celebrate what would have been his 75th birthday. The Burkinabe revolutionary was born on 21st December…

Over the past couple of years, since military leaders in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger military seized power to chart a path towards pan-African unity and…

Burkina Faso President Ibrahim Traoré recently dedicated half of his busy work day to hosting more than 200 children on 21 November to commemorate World Children’s…

With Senegal’s president calling for the closure of France’s military bases in the country, it’s a good time to remember one of the nation’s great resistance…

Last month, people from about 30 countries flocked to Niger’s capital, Niamey, for the historic Conference in Solidarity with the Peoples of the Sahel. During the…

Representatives of revolutionary countries travelled to Cuba between 8-15 November as a delegation from the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), a confederation of Burkina Faso, Mali…

Year after year, Burkina Faso, like so many African countries, would celebrate independence days without knowing true independence. Today, with the new people-backed revolutionary government in…

On the campaign trail, Ghana’s newly-elected president, John Dramani Mahama, criticised outgoing President Nana Akufo-Addo for cozying up to the West instead of working closer with…

Last month, African Stream had the opportunity to visit the new Thomas Sankara Plaza in Niamey, Niger, that many Pan-Africanists worldwide have been raving about. While…

Africa’s sorry predicament is not an accident, and its leaders play an integral role in subjugating the continent to the former colonial masters, according to Ghanaian…