Burkina Faso and the realization that it is possible to win
Burkina Faso is a rare recent instance of a popular movement that managed to directly topple a sitting government.
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Ernest Harsch
Ernest Harsch has written on Africa for more than four decades. He is the author of 'Thomas Sankara: An African Revolutionary' (Ohio Swallow, 2014).
Thomas Sankara’s Star
Sankara’s enduring popularity rests not only on his words, however much they resonate with today’s disenchanted and angry youth. It is also based on his deeds.