Organization of African Unity Archives

Thomas Sankara: Africa Needs More Revolutionary Leaders

Thomas Sankara. Photo: Book cover–“Voices of Liberation: Thomas Sankara.” Thirty five years ago Africa’s struggle for true independence suffered a…

Abiy Ahmed, architect of the genocidal embargo on Tigray. Photo: African Union/Wikimedia Is anyone listening to the anguished cry of…

Convicted killer Blaise Compaore A military court in Burkina Faso on January 6, 2022 handed a life-sentence to former president…

Former President Conde in Guinea changed the constitution to run again. The army threw him out. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. [My…

Alpha Conde–good riddance. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. In Guinea a useless president was overthrown in a coup d’etat by a useless…

Tanzania’s Julius Nyerere shown with U.S. President Jimmy Carter and Rosalynn Carter during a 1977 U.S. visit. Nyerere must tremble…

The late Kenneth Kaunda. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. Leaders from across the world continue to pay tribute to Kenneth Kaunda, Zambia’s…

Kaunda shown with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. back in the day. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. Zambia’s founding president and Africa’s…

Newly unveiled statue of Mbuya Nehanda. Zimbabwe marked the 58th anniversary of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), now the African…

Nkrumah makes his impassioned speech. Photo: Facebook. [Pan-African Commentary] As we commemorate Africa liberation day on May 25, it is…