When The People Stand Up, Imperialism Trembles.

It's Really A Pity That There Are Observers Who View Political Events Like Comic Strips. There Has To Be A Zorro, There Has To Be A Star. No, The Problem Of Upper Volta Is More Serious Than That. It Was A Grave Mistake To Have Looked For A Man, A Star, At All Costs, To The Point Of Creating One, That Is, To The Point Of Attributing The Ownership Of The Event To Captain Sankara, Who Must Have Been The Brains, Etc.

Under Its Current Form, That Is Imperialism-controlled, Debt Is A Cleverly Managed Re-conquest Of Africa, Aiming At Subjugating Its Growth And Development Through Foreign Rules. Thus, Each One Of Us Becomes The Financial Slave, Which Is To Say A True Slave.

Let There Be An End To The Arrogance Of The Big Powers Who Miss No Opportunity To Put The Rights Of The People In Question. Africa's Absence From The Club Of Those Who Have The Right To Veto Is Unjust And Should Be Ended.

Everything That Man Can Imagine, He Is Capable Of Creating.

If You Take A Walk Around Ouagadougou And Make A List Of The Mansions You See, You Will Note That They Belong To Just A Minority. How Many Of You Who Have Been Assigned To Ouagadougou From The Farthest Corners Of The Country Have Had To Move Every Night Because You've Been Thrown Out Of The House You Have Rented? To Those Who Have Acquired Houses And Land Through Corruption We Say: Start To Tremble. If You Have Stolen, Tremble, Because We Will Come After You