His government spurned foreign aid and tried to stamp out the influence of the International ... Sankara was often referred to as “Africa’s Che Guevara” because he regularly quoted, and ...

The military rulers of Burkina Faso have turned to a man once known as "Africa's Che Guevara" as a way to rally a country struggling to defeat extremists and turning away from former Western allies.

Despite his fame and enduring interest in the revolutionary’s life, the time Guevara spent in Africa is often forgotten. Ernesto “Che” Guevara was born on June 14, 1928 in Rosario ...

accused of complicity in the murder of the man known as "Africa's Che Guevara". The charismatic Pan-Africanist was shot dead aged 37 by soldiers during a coup on 15 October 1987, which saw his ...

Sankara - a charismatic Marxist revolutionary widely known as “Africa’s Che Guevara” - was killed in 1987 during a coup led by his former ally Blaise Compaore. Compaore, the main defendant ...

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — The military rulers of Burkina Faso have turned to a man once known as “Africa’s Che Guevara” as a way to rally a country struggling to defeat extremists ...

accused of complicity in the murder of the man known as "Africa's Che Guevara". The charismatic Pan-Africanist was shot dead aged 37 by soldiers during a coup on 15 October 1987, which saw his ...

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — The military rulers of Burkina Faso have turned to a man once known as “Africa’s Che Guevara" as a way to rally a country struggling to defeat extremists and ...