Quote by Thomas Sankara: “He who feeds you controls you.”

Sankara's stark warning emphasizes the danger of economic dependence. It highlights how relying on others for basic needs, especially foreign powers, can lead to a loss of sovereignty and freedom, reinforcing the need for self-sufficiency.

Said at the Organization of African Unity, where Sankara criticized reliance on foreign aid and advocated for African nations to achieve food and economic independence from external powers.

Burkinabé revolutionary leader who served as President of Burkina Faso from 1983 until his assassination in 1987. He renamed the country from Upper Volta, launched mass literacy and vaccination campaigns, and became one of the most admired pan-African leaders of the twentieth century for his radical anti-corruption and anti-imperialist programme.