Centre Thomas Sankara pour la libération et l'unité africaine

03/08/2026

On 2 August 2026 our comrades, members of the Thomas Sankara Centre, in collaboration with Les Gardiens de la souveraineté congolaise hosted events in both Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso and Niamey, Niger in honour of the Genocost, a day that commemorates generations of colonial and imperialist violence and genocide enacted against the people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The date, 2 August marks the beginning of the Second Congo War, also known as the African World War in 1998.

For decades, the Congo has been suffering the ravages of war, imperialist fueled conflicts, and the shameless plundering of its natural resources. This ongoing humanitarian tragedy, which is causing bloodshed
particularly in the east of the country, is not an inevitable internal crisis. It is the direct result of the greed of multinationals and the strategies of imperialist powers
thirsty for strategic minerals (coltan, cobalt, gold, uranium, coltan, rubber, tin, lithium) necessary for global technological and economic domination. Unfortunately, even some of our African brothers and sisters neighbouring the Congo have betrayed the ‘Heart of Africa’ in favour of quick profits and neo-colonial collusion. This targeting of the Congo is nothing new. We remember the Congo Free State, where King Leopold II committed genocide for rubber and ivory. We remember
the Belgian colonialism that perpetuated this holocaust. We remember the role of the CIA and Belgium in the assassination of the pan-African Prime Minister Patrice
Lumumba. This date, 2 August, which marks ‘Genocost’, is dedicated to the memory of the millions of lives lost during the First and Second Congo Wars, from 1996 to
2003, the deadliest international conflict since the Second World War.

Today, the Congo continues to be terrorised by M23 rebels, backed by Rwanda and Uganda, who have annexed parts of North Kivu and South Kivu for the
ultimate benefit of Western capital.

We at the Thomas Sankara Centre will always stand with the people of Congo, recognising the DRC as the heart of Africa and the key to the liberation of the continent. This we raise our voices for the end to Rwandan and Ugandan backed M23 occupation and warfare.

03/08/2026

Beautiful new uniforms from a military academy in Burkina Faso have swept across the internet. The photos are captivating as the purple and red fabric, outlined with gold, easily captures the eye.

However, beyond fashion and aesthetics, the uniforms have a powerful history.

We delve into the historic and contemporary significance of Burkina Faso’s ‘Faso dan Fani’ fabric. This particular form of the fabric comes from the Gourmantché ethnic community.

Across Africa today, many express concern about the large-scale dumping of cheaply made second-hand ‘fast fashion’ that is overcrowding local African marketplaces. Some feel that Africa has been turned into a dumping ground for materials that western and industrialised capitalist countries no longer want. These materials are made of cheap synthetics and have been known to leak dyes, chemicals, and microplastics into local water sources.

In his seminal work, ‘How Europe Underdeveloped Africa,’ Pan-African Guyanese historian Walter Rodney writes about how part of the process of Africa’s underdevelopment stemmed from the destruction and replacement of local industries, including textile manufacturing.

In the 1980s, Burkina Faso served as an alternative model for African development, emphasising local production and the usage of the ‘Faso dan Fani.’ Today, Burkina Faso has turned to its local cloth once again.

02/08/2026

COMMÉMORATION DU GENOCOST

Le Centre Thomas Sankara vous invite à une cérémonie de recueillement et de mémoire en hommage aux millions de victimes des violences en République démocratique du Congo.
Ensemble, affirmons notre attachement à la mémoire, à la justice et à la dignité des peuples africains.

📅 Date : 02 août
🕓 Heure : 16h00
📍 Lieu : Ouagadougou

Votre présence sera un acte de solidarité et de devoir de mémoire.

Informations : WhatsApp +226 52 40 15 16

27/07/2026

On 22 July 2026, the Washington Post published a alarming article titled “Trump administration weighing military options in Mali, officials say.” However, the article was not just alarming to the general public; it also came as a shock to the Malian government.

On 23 July 2026, Mali’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdoulaye Diop announced that the United States had not engaged in talks with Mali concerning military intervention and that Mali is not counting on the United States to help it fight t*rrorist organisations in the country. He declared, “Mali’s sovereignty must be respected. Mali’s sovereign choices must be respected, and the interests of the people must be taken into account.”

People in Mali are unsurprisingly concerned given that the United States has bombed countries both with and without official consent throughout the year 2026.

On 25 December 2025, the United States drone-bombed Nigeria for the first time with consent from the Nigerian government. Many Nigerians have come forward to report civilian casualties, including the deaths of men, women, and children, as the bombings continue into 2026.

Civilian reactions in Mali already demonstrate that U.S. intervention would not be welcomed by the general population or the Malian government, which Washington has shown little interest in consulting about military attacks conducted within Mali’s sovereign territory.

27/07/2026

Les membres du Centre Thomas Sankara ont eu l’honneur de célébrer le début de la lutte révolutionnaire cubaine en compagnie de l’ambassadrice de Cuba au Burkina Faso, Son Excellence Enith Pérez Retureta. Le 26 juillet 1953, jour où les révolutionnaires cubains ont attaqué la caserne de Moncada, a marqué l’histoire non seulement de Cuba, mais aussi de l’humanité. À l’heure actuelle, Cuba subit de graves attaques alors que les États-Unis intensifient rapidement leur campagne d’agression contre l’île. Récemment, nous avons participé au direct de 24 heures organisé par le Réseau national sur Cuba (National Network On Cuba) en défense de la Révolution cubaine. L’année 2026 a été difficile pour Cuba en raison de la montée en puissance des attaques impérialistes contre l’État révolutionnaire. Nous sommes aux côtés de Cuba, aujourd’hui et pour toujours, alors qu’elle défend et fait respecter les principes révolutionnaires nés, en partie, le 26 juillet 1953.

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Members of the Thomas Sankara Centre were honoured to celebrate the beginning of the Cuban Revolutionary struggle with the Cuban ambassador to Burkina Faso, her excellence Enith Pérez Retureta. 26 July 1953, the day that Cuban revolutionaries attacked the Moncada Barracks marked the history of not only Cuba, but of humanity. Right now, Cuba is under serious attack as the United States rapidly amplifies its campaign of agression against the island. Recently, we participated in the National Network on Cuba (National Network On Cuba )'s 24-hour-long stream in defence of the Cuban Revolution. 2026 has been a difficult year for Cuba due to heightened imperialist targetting of the revolutionary state. We stand with Cuba now and always as it defends and upholds the revolutionary principles born, in part, on 26 July 1953.

26/07/2026

26 juillet 2023 – 26 juillet 2026 : trois années d'engagement pour la souveraineté du Niger

Le 26 juillet 2026 marque le troisième anniversaire de la prise de pouvoir par le Conseil National pour la Sauvegarde de la Patrie (CNSP), sous la conduite du Général d'armée Abdourahamane Tiani.
Le 26 juillet 2023 restera gravé dans l'histoire du Niger comme une date charnière. Ce changement politique a ouvert une nouvelle étape dans la quête de la souveraineté nationale, avec la volonté affirmée de redéfinir les relations du pays avec la France, ancienne puissance coloniale, ainsi qu'avec les autres partenaires étrangers dont l'influence était jugée contraire aux intérêts du peuple nigérien.

Face aux nombreuses pressions extérieures, notamment les menaces d'intervention militaire, le gel de certains avoirs, les sanctions économiques et l'embargo imposés par certaines organisations régionales et certains États, le peuple nigérien a fait preuve d'une résilience remarquable. Fidèle à l'héritage de ses illustres résistants et héros nationaux, il s'est mobilisé massivement pour soutenir les autorités, défendre la souveraineté nationale et rejeter toute forme d'ingérence étrangère.
Cette mobilisation populaire, conjuguée à la détermination des nouvelles autorités, a conduit à une profonde reconfiguration des relations internationales du Niger. Elle s'est notamment traduite par la fermeture progressive des bases militaires étrangères présentes sur le territoire national, ainsi que par la dénonciation, la révision, voire la résiliation de plusieurs accords de coopération jugés incompatibles avec les nouvelles orientations stratégiques du pays.

Dans cette dynamique, le CNSP a engagé le processus de la Refondation nationale, présenté comme une transformation profonde de l'État visant à renforcer la souveraineté, la gouvernance, la participation citoyenne et la prise en compte des aspirations du peuple. L'ambition affichée est de bâtir un Niger plus fort, plus indépendant etc...👇

24/07/2026

Donald Trump is reportedly considering military intervention in the Republic of Mali through a drone strike campaign. While he claims that his motivation is to crush the t*rrorist organisation Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), an offshoot of Al-Qaeda, in reality the US is likely coming for one of Africa’s most self-determining anti-imperialist states. The Washington Post shared this information with the public.

Mali is a member of the anti-imperialist Alliance of Sahel States (AES), a bloc that expelled the French military occupation of the region and reformed its mining codes to exercise greater control over its natural resources. Mali has limited its collaboration with NATO member states and instead partnered with Russia to fight t*rrorist militias, which the country insists are backed by France and Ukraine. Russia has also promised certain technology transfers to Mali, such as a nuclear power facility and West Africa’s largest solar panel field.

Many observers point out that, ironically, JNIM and other extremist groups in the Sahel were a result of the invasion of Libya in 2011 by the US and NATO. Analysts consider the destruction of the Libyan Jamahiriya, and the security vacuum it created, to be the main catalyst that created these groups.

The United States’ “war on terror” has led to enormous tragedy and loss of life globally. In Nigeria, civilians have insisted that recent U.S. bombings have caused casualties, leading to the death or maiming of men, women, and children. While the U.S. War on Terror began in 2001, t*rrorism in Africa has only increased despite prolonged intervention.

On the other side of the African continent, the United States continues to bomb Somalia. The United States has carried out airstrikes in Somalia since 2007. It appears that after nearly 2 decades of perpetual bombings, no end to the war on terror is anywhere in sight.

Will anti-imperialist Mali be the next target of the US empire?

23/07/2026

23/07/2026

Burkina Faso’s president, Ibrahim Traoré, met with a positive reception from cheering supporters in his home country, and social media posts worldwide praised him and his words. However, some people were taken aback by his statement or confused by his position regarding Islam and Arab people.

One part of his speech in particular raised eyebrows among more conservative Muslims, specifically when Traoré stated,

“The embassies over there aren’t aware of them. And do you know what they’re learning? Sharia, Islamic law and Islamic jurisprudence. None of those 800 – and someone showed me the list last time – are learning a single trade. Not a single one. They’re there to come and enforce Sharia law, which is why it’s important to monitor who’s leaving. That’s why I say the crucial phase lies ahead of us. I’m going to bring these people back. Anyone who doesn’t come back is no longer a Burkinabé.”

In this video, we contextualise President Traoré’s words with the Alliance of Sahel States’ (AES) general approach to religion, religious tolerance and expression.

What do you think about the handling of the issue of religion and secularism vs theocratic rule by the AES; can it be a model for the rest of Africa? Let us know in the comments

20/07/2026

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