• cfgaussian@lemmygrad.ml
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    16 days ago

    Seriously, is Traoré trying to become the reincarnation of Thomas Sankara? Cause damn that’s some based shit.

    I mean…Sankara was murdered in '87…Traoré was born in '88…just saying…the timeline fits.

    No but all jokes aside, he’s been awesome so far.

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      I hope that the AES can be a bastion of anti-imperialism and prosperity on the African continent, and that it eventually grows into a United African Federation.

      Sankara was extremely accomplished for the relatively short time he had in power, his biggest mistake was underestimating the imperialists, which it seems Traoré has learned from.

      I personally believe that the Sahel states will become a much larger player within the anti-imperialist movement then anyone expects. Within a decade I believe people in the west will be blindsided by their rise, similar to China the last two decades.

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    This is so fucking based. I have been hearing cool stuff about the Sahel states and especially Burkina Faso in the past few months. I really hope things go well for them and that a strong anti-imperialist and united socialist front of countries are formed there.

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    15 days ago

    This is the sort of news that genuinely uplifts me. Taking concrete steps towards self-determination like this is what earns my highest degree of respect.