Thomas Sankara Archives

Are Political Science Departments Failing to Aid Democracy?

Posted By: adminon: March 27, 2023In: World From AfricaTags: Botswana, Democracy in Africa, Department of Government, Ghana, Julius Nyerere, Kenya, Kwame Nkrumah, Mandela, Ngugi Wa Thiongo, Okot p’Bitek, Political Science, Thomas Sankara, Zimbabwe, ‘Rhodes Must Fall’No CommentsViews:

As is always the case and without being chauvinistic there, Nigeria tends to flash the signal or sound the alarm. On February 9th, 2018, it did so when an event on democracy turned into a cl... Read more

‘Why a Coup May Happen in America’

Posted By: adminon: February 21, 2022In: World From AfricaTags: Africa, American Revolution, Asia, Capitol Hill, CIA, FBI, Frank Krifka, General Mark Milley, Latin America, Liberal democracy, MIC, Mr. Chuck Schumer, NSD, SNAP, Thomas Sankara, Wrights MillsNo CommentsViews:

In this long but interesting piece, the author, a former General Secretary of the Campaign for Democracy, (CD) in Nigeria in the 1990s and a Professor of Political Science at the Lagos State... Read more

That True Federalism Fallacy

Posted By: adminon: December 12, 2017In: Policy & GovernanceTags: 'Geographical Expression', AU, Count Klemens von Metternich, ECOWAS, EU, Hausa, Igbo, Thomas Sankara, YorubaNo CommentsViews:

Barrister Manni Ochugboju, an Attorney at Ochugboju & Co, Abuja returns to the debate on ‘True Federalism’ in Nigeria in this piece. He is reachable via manni@ochugboju.com In Nigeria, p... Read more

Where Obasanjo and Thabo Mbeki Got It Wrong – Prof. Nzongola-Ntalaja, (Part 2)

Posted By: adminon: June 26, 2017In: SpectacleTags: 'China in Africa', Houphouet Boigny, Idi Amin Dada, Leopold Sedar Senghor, Mobutu Sese Seko, Modibbo Keita, The Daily Nation, Thomas Sankara, Walter RodneyNo CommentsViews:

*China is doing good in Africa but Africa should not allow China to violate international labour laws by using prison labour *Africa is not heading for recolonisation but dependence *... Read more