Listen to these two speeches. Different audiences, yes, but just listen carefully. One clip is from a global summit, the other is from Parliament. Take a few minutes, listen and draw your own conclusions, I won’t tell you what to think.
The Senegalese parliament has adopted a law doubling prison sentences for gay relationships from 5 to 10 years and strengthening sanctions against promoting or financing them. Adopted by a vast majority, the bill still needs to be signed by the President. We don't tell you anymore.
Thomas Sankara, revolutionary and president of Burkina Faso, spoke in 1987 about the IMF and food aid. Just five months after this interview, he was assassinated, with support from France and the USA.
Thomas Sankara believed leaders must demonstrate absolute integrity, political courage against imperialist powers, total self-sacrifice for the people by shedding privileges, mobilize the population for self-determination, and even accept the ultimate sacrifice of their life, because only the people, united in struggle, can truly free themselves from domination and build a sovereign and dignified future.
This is exactly what Captain Ibrahim Traoré is doing in Burkina Faso 🇧🇫.
Did you know? In just four years (1983–87), Thomas Sankara transformed Burkina Faso—without foreign aid:
📚 Built 350 schools
🧠 Boosted literacy by 60%
💉 Vaccinated 2.5 million children
🌳 Planted 10 million trees
👩🏾⚖️ Empowered women in leadership and the military
🚫 Banned forced marriages
🌾 Gave land to the poor
🚗 Cut government luxury and slashed salaries (including his own)
Living simply on $450/month, Sankara proved leadership is service, not wealth. He rejected foreign aid—“He who feeds you, controls you”—and stood firm against imperialism.
A revolutionary life cut short at 38.
Rest in power, son of the soil. Forward ever. ❤️💚🖤
Patrice Lumumba wasn't killed because he was "controversial."
He was killed because he exposed Belgium's theft of Congo and refused to bow to Western companies.
The man wanted Congo's minerals for the Congolese people - and that alone signed his death warrant.
“They keep warning me that I will die like Gaddafi, Thomas Sankara, or any other young leader who tried to improve Africa. I am not afraid, and I will not regret dying for my people"
~ Captain Ibrahim Traore 🙌🏿
Rwandan President Paul Kagame renewed his call for a unified African currency, arguing that the continent cannot achieve true economic independence while relying on the dollar and the euro.
He said Africa’s vast natural resources, including gold, oil, and diamonds, should form the foundation of a strong, homegrown currency that restores financial power to the continent.
Kagame stressed that as long as foreign currencies define Africa’s economic direction, the West will continue to hold influence over African economies.