“Apollinaire Joachim Kyélem de Tambèla [pictured above] – the current PM in Burkina Faso – is a contemporary of Thomas Sankara, and worked alongside Sankara rebuilding the country in the 1980s. The fact that he was selected by the military government to be PM is telling of the nature of this movement. Tambèla is quoted as saying, “I have already said that Burkina Faso cannot be developed outside the line drawn by Thomas Sankara”. Among the first actions of Tambèla and the current Burkinabe government were lowering government salaries, restoring relations with DPRK, and expanding relations with the Islamic Republic of Iran.”
Quote taken from an article on English Al Mayadeen
Article also discusses the various insurgencies in the Sahel, the support for a union by grass-roots groups, and how France controls West Africa through the CFA franc and ECOWAS
I found a great article on Hood Communist that further details the prime ministers history, the government’s commitment to Sankarist ideals, popular mobilization against the insurgency, and plans to create a larger African federation with Mali
Here’s some additional information about the Thomas Sankara Center for African Liberation and Unity, it’s founder and their educational, cultural, and political work promoting Sankara’s anti-imperialist, feminist, anti-colonial legacy in Burkina Faso
