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Burkina Faso, Dawn of Sovereignty

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by Matteo Parini "If we cannot master our own resources, we cannot be free," warned Thomas Sankara, evoking Africa's existential need to build indigenous development and escape the subordination of colonial powers and international financial institutions like the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. For the young president, who came to power in 1983, this meant an ambitious attempt to wrest control of the state's strategic sectors fro…
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by Matteo Parini "If we cannot master our own resources, we cannot be free," warned Thomas Sankara, evoking Africa's existential need to build indigenous development and escape the subordination of colonial powers and international financial institutions like the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. For the young president, who came to power in 1983, this meant an ambitious attempt to wrest control of the state's strategic sectors fro…

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AFV broke the news in on Friday, December 12, 2025.
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