While recognising that Africans must chart their own course for the future, we must not fall into the trap of believing that ...

Home to the “African Che Guevara” and one of the world’s youngest populations, these are the most interesting facts about ...

The long-awaited trial into the murder of former Burkina Faso president, Thomas Sankara, has begun in the capital, Ouagadougou. He was killed in a coup in 1987. He was known for his integrity and ...

In Burkina Faso, a West African nation facing Islamist extremism, a national arts festival attracted troupes from even the ...

The discourse surrounding Western aid to Africa has been reinvigorated, with Zambian economist Dambisa Moyo's concept of dead aid challenging conve ...

Why international aid meant to help doesn?t, and what can be done about it Western financing only worsens Africa’s development prosp ...

Mariam Sankara, the widow of former Burkina Faso President Thomas Sankara, says “justice is needed” and all the families need to know the truth. Sankara was assassinated in 1987, having taken ...

The leader of France's radical left is on a four-day visit to Senegal, where he has met with the new prime minister, Ousmane ...

Course: AADS 5517 Geographies of Violence and Resistance in Africa From resistance against Shell Oil in Nigeria’s Ogoniland to the revolutionary movement led by Thomas Sankara in Burkina Faso, this ...

All journalists like to receive articulate and respectful reactions to their articles or columns. Churning out thousands of words week after week sometimes feels like a thankless task. And thoughtful ...

Thomas Sankara, who was a well-known advocate of pan-Africanism before his assassination. Burkina’s Sahel region, adjacent to the border with Mali and Niger, was a destination for tourists ...