Madagascar revolution: A look at invincible leaders forced to flee their countries to avoid incarceration after ouster
Rebel forces overthrew Gadaffi after capturing the capital city of Tripoli forcing him to flee with a handful of loyalists. He hid for weeks amid a bloody siege by rebel forces in his hometown of Sirte, one of the last strongholds of loyalist resistance.
Burkina Faso look to ‘Africa’s Che Guevara’ to reset country weighed down by insecurity, foreign debts
Nearly four decades after his death, Sankara is being celebrated in Burkina Faso, a nation of 23 million people once known for its bustling arts scene and vibrant intellectual life, including Sankara’s anti-imperialist and pan-Africanist legacy.
