Michael LaxerOct 6, 20231 min readBurkina Faso names Thomas Sankara a "hero of the nation"In an historic move Burkina Faso's new transitional government and President Captain Ibrahim Traoré has chosen to pay tribute to the...
Michael LaxerSep 24, 20239 min readRed Review #115 -- International Left and Labour ReportWith reports from Greece, Cuba, India, Nigeria, the USA, Canada, the UK and elsewhere. Thousands of strikers rally in Athens, Greece...
Michael LaxerSep 20, 20235 min readIs This the End of French Neo-Colonialism in Africa?By Zoe Alexandra and Vijay Prashad In Bamako, Mali, on September 16, the governments of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger created the...
Michael LaxerSep 20, 20232 min readBurkina Faso, Mali, and Niger Form Alliance of Sahel States to Advance Collective Defense(Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Mali) By Global News Service In an advancement towards mutual...
Michael LaxerAug 16, 20239 min readRed Review #111 -- International Left and Labour ReportWith reports from India, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Spain, Germany. Denmark, Venezuela, Cuba, Ecuador and elsewhere. CPI(M) members march in...
Michael LaxerApr 6, 20221 min readJustice for Sankara as Blaise Compaoré convictedImage via Twitter While he is in exile due to being brought down by protests in 2014, Burkina Faso's former president Blaise Compaoré was...
Michael LaxerOct 15, 20211 min readThomas Sankara murdered October 15, 1987Comrades Thomas Sankara and Fidel Castro. Castro is Awarding Sankara the Order of Jose Marti, 1984 The great revolutionary leader Thomas...
Michael LaxerDec 21, 20201 min readThomas Sankara b. December 21, 1949.The great revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara was born December 21, 1949. Sankara became the first president of Burkina Faso in 1983. His...