Browsing: Burkina Faso

Burkina nightclubs bounce to the sound of Cuban music. But how did Salsa find its way to West Africa? History, politics and immigration played their part,…

2024 has produced both highs and lows for pan-Africanism. Imperialist-instigated wars continued to rage in many parts of the continent, including Sudan and the Democratic Republic…

As the Sahel trio of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger lead Africa’s decolonisation, some African leaders are moving in the opposite direction, surrendering our sovereignty to…

Guinea’s first president and Pan-Africanist leader, Ahmed Sékou Touré (1922-84), championed the revolutionary idea that Africa should ‘liquidate all dependence complex’ by striving to achieve ‘real’…

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…

Was the Cuban revolution positive for Black people in Cuba? We explore that question in this video, recorded from when African Stream spoke directly to Rolando…

Political education has come to the stage in Burkina Faso as popular anti-imperialist theatre captures the attention of Ouagadougou’s youth. One theatrical production in particular has…

Reuters reported on 5 December that Mali issued an arrest warrant for Mark Bristow, CEO of Canada-based mining giant Barrick Gold, for money laundering and violating…

On 8 November, a delegation of 12 people from Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger arrived in Havana, Cuba. For the next seven days, they would travel…