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'Africa Is Awakening': Ibrahim Traore Marks 4 Years of Revolution in Burkina Faso | Firstp
'Africa Is Awakening': Ibrahim Traore Marks 4 Years of Revolution in Burkina Faso | Firstp Kwabena Ofori Osei 5 Views • 9 hours ago

Four years after stepping up as a 34-year-old army captain to rescue a nation on the brink, Ibrahim Traore has fundamentally transformed Burkina Faso. Marking his milestone fourth anniversary—a tenure echoing the legendary leadership and anti-imperialist defiance of Thomas Sankara—Traore has systematically dismantled neocolonial dependencies, expelled foreign troops, and forged the Alliance of Sahel States to secure true regional sovereignty. Moving far beyond political rhetoric, Traore’s vision is actively reshaping Burkina Faso's economy from the ground up. By inaugurating the country’s first state-owned gold refinery, rolling out massive domestic textile complexes to process local cotton, and manufacturing home-grown defence fleet vehicles, his government is ensuring that national wealth stays firmly in African hands. While facing ongoing security challenges from extremist insurgencies and firmly rejecting external pressures over democratic timelines, Traore has proven to the world that a sovereign, self-reliant revolution is not just a dream of the past—it is happening right now. Alyson Le Grange brings you more on this story on Firstpost Africa.

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Senegal: Wrestling with Reality
Senegal: Wrestling with Reality Kwabena Ofori Osei 25 Views • 2 years ago

In Senegal, traditional wrestling has its roots in the culture and community of rural villages, particularly among the Serer people.

What began as tribal preparations for battle developed into village ritual and soon a form of entertainment. Men traditionally fought at village festivals after the harvest season as a way of attracting women, proving their virility and bringing honour to their communities.

But in the past 50 years, traditional Senegalese wrestling has grown exponentially to become a major national sport for both men and women - with celebrity fighters competing for big prize money, in large stadia and in front of thousands of fans.

"We can say that it is not just a sport," says sociologist Aly Tandian. "It has always been a socially stimulating factor in the Senegalese society."

"Today, there are villages that have become well known in all of Senegal because they have given birth to great wrestlers," he adds.

Today, the professional wrestlers at major events - like "Bombardier" and Eumeu Sene - are household names, winning over $80,000 a fight.

Up-and-coming fighters like "Lacrymogene", who we meet in this film, win more modest sums - from a few to a few hundred dollars. But the winnings mean that for some of the poorest Senegalese, wrestling can genuinely represent a means of clawing their way out of poverty.

Traditional wrestling is part of a wider phenomenon of combat sports in West Africa, including in countries like Gambia, Guinea and Gabon. In Senegal, the sport has attracted both genders, with the women's game now popular and well respected in its own right.

Olympic fighter Isabelle Sambou has won the African Championships nine times. Safiato Biola has competed in women's events in Europe and North Africa, and Anta Sambou says winning three golds at the 2017 Francophone Games has built her confidence and transformed her life.

"Wrestling is part of our culture," says Isabelle.

"If you wrestle when you're young, you can wrestle through your whole childhood, and as an adult you can still wrestle. Especially the girls, don't be afraid of a wrestler."

"I love my achievements so much that it has made me stronger," she says. "I also represent a force in my village, and that has made me reach the top."

In this film, we explore the popularity of traditional wrestling among Senegalese fighters and fans alike, men and women, urban and rural - from small village festivals to arena events in the capital, Dakar.

We look at wrestling as an expression of pride and cultural identity but also to show how sport - at even the lowest levels - can mean the difference for some between modest, local success and a miserable existence on the margins of society.

As Tandian says, "There are certain places, like the suburbs of Dakar, where young people only have two options: wrestling or leaving the country."

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Slave Codes: Crash Course Black American History #4
Slave Codes: Crash Course Black American History #4 ygrant 66 Views • 5 years ago

Slave codes were a method of protecting the investment of white enslavers in the Colonies by restricting the lives of enslaved people in almost every imaginable way. The codes restricted enslaved people’s ability to move around, or engage in commerce that could make them financially independent - they restricted the very opportunities that would allow them to live with even relative freedom. Today, we'll learn about how Colonies put laws in place to restrict the movement and freedoms of both enslaved people and free Black people alike.

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