Burkina Faso's Icon

Published: March 24, 2020, 2 a.m.

b"Thomas Sankara was the president of Burkina Faso from 1983-1987. He remains an inspiration to young Africans and those committed to a pan-Africanist future. His progressive policies, when it came to women\\u2019s rights, sustainability, education, and healthcare, were innovative and ahead of his time. We\\u2019ll discuss Sankara\\u2019s legacy and what could\\u2019ve been if he was able to fully galvanise Burkina Faso and perhaps the African continent.\\nMusic provided by Free Vibes: https://goo.gl/NkGhTg\\nWarm Nights by Lakey Inspired: https://soundcloud.com/lakeyinspired/...\\nCreative Commons \\u2014 Attribution 3.0 Unported\\u2014 CC BY 3.0\\nhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/...\\nSources for further reading:\\nThomas Sankara - the Upright Man (documentary)\\nThe Upright Man - Thomas Sankara by Sean Jacobs (essay)\\nSankara - daring to reinvent Africa's future (Guardian article)\\nThe Land of Upright People (article)\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"