On May 14, 1987, President Thomas Sankara of Burkina Faso delivered a powerful address on food sovereignty at an agricultural summit. He called for ending reliance on Western food aid and urged African nations to return to indigenous farming methods. Sankara emphasized land reform and collective farming, challenging neocolonial dependency models. Just months before his assassination, his speech reaffirmed his legacy as a radical reformer who connected Black liberation with economic independence.
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