Thomas Sankara

Why Africans Must Learn From Sankara, Lumumba, Nkrumah Et al

Why Africans Must Learn From Sankara, Lumumba, Nkrumah Et al

The African continent has had many admirable and remarkable leaders in times past who fought with their lives, blood, and sweat for the independence and growth of the continent. This reality makes it sad to see that Leaders of today seem to be of a different breed and have completely deviated from the path of visionary leaders of the past such as Thomas Sankara, Patrice Lumumba, and Kwame Nkrumah, to name a few.

These leaders were fierce in their advocacy for the freedom of Africa from the clutches of colonial masters. They saw the need for self-determination and fought without …

Why African Leaders Should Adopt The Sankara's Ideology

Why African Leaders Should Adopt The Sankara’s Ideology

One of the most valid reasons why Africa is where it is today is because it is utterly lacking the kind of visionary, courageous, upstanding, and tenacious leaders that are capable of meeting the increasingly complex challenges the continent has been contending with while also serving as a symbol of inspiration to their people. Most leaders who run the continent today are a bunch of opportunists who merely wanted power by all means, got it, and deployed it for their selfish aims and objectives.Β 

Africa is currently lagging behind globally because she cannot boast of leaders in the mold of …