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Fidel Castro’s ‘moral armour’ and courage under fire

November 27, 2016by James Robb 1 Comment

In one of the videos of Fidel Castro that have been circulating since the revolutionary leader’s death, a reporter is accompanying Fidel on the plane trip to New York, where […]

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Africa, Burkina Faso, class struggle, Cuban revolution, morality, revolution, Thomas Sankara, working class

The many claimants to the political legacy of Thomas Sankara

April 7, 2015by James Robb Leave a comment

(Last in a series based on a visit to West Africa in December and January) At various locations in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, there are monuments to the achievements […]

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Africa, Burkina Faso, class struggle, imperialism, national self-determination, petty-bourgeoisie, revolution, Thomas Sankara, unions, women's equality, working class

Agricultural workers and gold miners in Burkina Faso

March 17, 2015by James Robb Leave a comment

Notes from a visit to West Africa in January 2015. Fourth article in a series. In the savannah regions of northern Ghana, Togo, and Benin, and southern Burkina Faso, most of […]

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Africa, Benin, Burkina Faso, environment, farming, Ghana, job safety, Mali, revolution, Thomas Sankara, working class

The Sahel, the desert, and Tuareg refugees in Burkina Faso

March 7, 2015by James Robb Leave a comment

Notes from a visit to West Africa in January 2015. Third in a series of six articles North of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, we entered the Sahel region, the dry plain […]

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Africa, Burkina Faso, environment, farming, immigration, Mali, national self-determination, rightist groups and currents, self-determination, solidarity, Thomas Sankara

Grass fires, firewood, and the fires of revolution

February 22, 2015by James Robb Leave a comment

Notes from a visit to West Africa, December 2014 to January 2015. Second in a series of six articles Koussoukoingou, Benin, January 5: Everywhere we went in the dry northern regions […]

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Africa, Benin, biodiversity, Burkina Faso, class struggle, environment, farming, Ghana, imperialism, revolution, Thomas Sankara, Togo

Thomas Sankara and the Black Spring in Burkina Faso

November 5, 2014by James Robb 1 Comment

Blaise Compaoré, the president of Burkina Faso who was forced to resign by mass protests on October 31, was more than simply a dictator who had clung to power for […]

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Africa, Burkina Faso, class struggle, environment, farming, France, health care, imperialism, national self-determination, revolution, Thomas Sankara, women's equality

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