Burkina Faso’s President Ibrahim Traoré has a death wish

BY Declan Hayes

 

Although 37 year old Burkina Faso President, Ibrahim Traoré, seems to be fit as a fiddle, he should expect to die violently long before he reaches his 63rd birthday, which is the current average life expectancy of his compatriots. Let’s look at the actuarial facts that really matter in buying him his premature tombstone. The Congo’s Patrice Lumumba was 36 when NATO offed him, and Burkina Faso’s own Thomas Sankara was 38 when NATO dispatched him. Although Libya’s Muammar Gadaffi is an outlier in that he made it to 69 before NATO murdered and sodomised him (we came, we saw, he died ha ha), no matter which way we look at it, Traoré is living on borrowed time.

Let’s look at Traoré’s rap sheet to confirm this. Burkina Faso is one of those countries POTUS Trump described, perhaps not inaccurately, as a shithole and Burkina Faso’s GDP is certainly in the toilet, with over 80% of the population barely subsisting. Traoré professes to be affronted at that and he has instituted a number of reforms in the medical and infrastructural areas to change all that. He is making education and hospital care free and he has imported heavy machinery, so the Burkinabé can build roads rather than pay French contractors outrageous amounts to pretend to build them.

The roads are important benchmarks as Traoré has pointed out that these gangsters have not even built good roads to the gold mines of Burkina Faso, which is his country’s main source of wealth. Burkina Faso currently produces about 57.3 tons of gold a year and Traoré is expanding his government’s control over these mines through the state-run Société de Participation Minière du Burkina (SOPAMIB), which recently acquired two gold mines previously owned by the Canadian Endeavour Mining company, and he has plans to nationalise many more such mines, just as the sodomised Gadaffi (foolishly?) nationalised his nation’s resources.

Although Burkina Faso is also rich in zinc, copper, manganese and diamonds Traoré, much like Lumumba, Sankara and other African leaders of that stripe before him, feels that the Burkinabé should get a decent part of the proceeds and so, as NATO’s Mafia would say, he has to go. To illustrate that death sentence contract, consider this meeting of AFRICOM Commander General Michael Langley reporting to the US Senate that Traoré wishes to use his nation’s gold for his own base ends and not for those of the ordinary Burkinabé or, more to the point, of the Canadian, Australian and other NATO companies which are currently living high on the hog at the expense of the impoverished Burkinabé.

Although NATO could conceivably work around Traoré’s insolence, his crimes, in NATO’s eyes, are magnified by his collusion with other independent-minded leaders in the Sahel. NATO sees the current leaders of Burkina Faso, Niger and Mali as dangerous trail blazers, who might just set sub-Saharan Africa on its own independent and sovereign trajectory and that is a situation up with which NATO cannot and will not put.

That is why Ukrainian mercenaries are in Mali, American and Romanian mercenaries and every other devil from hell are in the Congo and why Traoré is at the centre of the mother of all storms. Belgian agro-colonialism remains rampant in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Malawi buys 150,000 Kgs of rice from India every year, even though its neighbours, Tanzania and Madagascar, are major rice producers and, if Malawi were to source its rice from them, then that would be a further $175 million that could rotate between the Southern African Development Community (SADC), much as the slain and sodomised Gadaffi envisaged.

Although Traoré seems like a top chap, who is doing the impossible in Burkina Faso, and to coin the old joke, miracles take a little longer than the impossible to perform, were China to lend a hand, Traoré might actually have a chance of succeeding. Trade between China and Burkina Faso is currently negligible, with China selling mainly $40 mn worth of trucks, tractors and motor bikes in exchange for manganese, raw cotton and oily seeds. Though China could easily change that equation to the benefit of both parties, it is doubtful that China has the moral fibre it takes to upset the NATO applecart and that epitomises the threat that AFRICOM poses not only to Traoré, but to all of Africa as well.

AFRICOM’s mission is to contain and eventually eliminate the threat Traoré’s lot pose to NATO’s ongoing scams, the chief of which is to keep Africa subservient to the larger NATO family. Should the Sahel upstarts continue their shenanigans and, for example, should China expand its port facilities in the Côte d’Ivoire’s Abidjan, then Traoré, his chums and their compatriots would have a greater chance of getting off Trump’s shithole country list and charting their own independent destiny. But, because AFRICOM is charged with smothering Burkina Faso and allied African countries, I cannot see that happening, just as I cannot see Traoré remaining in the land of the living for much longer.

Still, ex Africa aliquid semper novi, from Africa always something new as Pliny the Elder once quipped. And, though Traoré will most likely follow Lumumba and Sankara to an early grave, he and his pals have rekindled a patriotic pan-African movement that NATO will find ever harder to contain and control when other Africans follow the trail blazing path Traoré, Lumumba and Sankara have laid out for them. Though the writing may not be on the wall for AFRICOM in Africa, the architects of their demise already have the chalk in their hands and good on Traoré and the rest of Africa’s trail blazers for that.

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SURPRISING Moments You Didn’t See When Ibrahim Traore Met Vladmir PUTIN!!!

 

 

The world’s eyes turned to Moscow. Victory Day celebrations were near, but this year, something unexpected took center stage. A Russian jet touched down. The cabin door opened. Out stepped a young African president—Captain Ibrahim Traoré. No suit. No tie. He wore full military gear—rifle slung over his shoulder, pistol at his side. The Kremlin runway fell silent. Flags fluttered. Cameras clicked. Onlookers froze. This wasn’t just another leader stepping off a plane.

This was a statement. A challenge to the old world order. He didn’t arrive through normal diplomatic channels. He didn’t come on a commercial flight or a Burkinabè jet. He came in a special Russian aircraft—dispatched directly by the Kremlin. The Burkinabe presidency simply said: "President of the Transition… arrived Thursday in Moscow."

But what followed was far from ordinary. From the moment he touched Russian soil, his presence stunned the world. Because this wasn’t just a visit—it was history being made.

No other African leader had ever appeared like this. And the message was clear. He came not as a guest—but as a partner. What signals did his presence send?

Why did Russia choose him—a 36-year-old revolutionary leader who rose through a military coup, who cut ties with France, and who openly challenges neocolonialism? The answer is simple:

Because Ibrahim Traoré represents a new chapter.

One where Africa stops asking for permission. One where alliances are being rewritten in real time. And in Moscow, under the shadow of Red Square, this defiance was on full display. The world watched the images. But few understood what was happening behind the scenes. This was not diplomacy as usual.

This was power being repositioned. From West Africa to Eastern Europe, lines are shifting. And standing at the center of it all was a young soldier-president in a red beret. So ask yourself:

What were the 10 shocking moments the media didn’t explain? What did every step he took on that runway mean for the future of African politics?

By the end of this video, you’ll understand why Captain Traoré is becoming the most watched African leader on the global stage—and why his visit to Moscow may mark the start of a new geopolitical era. Let’s break it all down.

 

 

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Now is the Time for All Anti-Imperialists and All Justice Loving People to Stand Unequivocally in Defense of Burkina Faso

It is no surprise to the Black Alliance for Peace’s (BAP) Africa Team and U.S. Out of Africa Network (USOAN) that aggression is stepping up against the countries in the anti-imperialist Alliance of Sahel States. This was reflected in the flagrantly baseless accusations against Burkina Faso’s leader Ibrahim Traoré. On April 3, 2025, U.S. AFRICOM Commander Michael Langley testified to the Senate Armed Services Committee and claimed without evidence that interim President Traoré is misusing the country's gold mineral wealth in exchange for protection. Langley provided no details on how these supposed exchanges are carried out or from what Traoré needs protection.

The imperialist modus operandi is at play here and starts with demonizing and criminalizing the leader of a country as the war propaganda pretext for more direct intervention. We have seen this script before. Commander-In-Chief of Economic Fighters League of Ghana and Steering Committee member of the USOAN, Ernesto Yeboah refutes the liberal framing meant to arrest dissent against what is at stake:

“This is not about military vs. civilian rule. This is about imperialism vs. liberation. This is about Africans standing up — finally — and saying: Hands off Africa." 

The BAP Africa Team and USOAN are heeding the call emanating across Africa to unite in defense of Burkina Faso. And we further call on all anti-imperialist forces around the world, especially Black forces, to sound the alarm and publicly denounce these designs before this all too familiar strategy takes root. In 2011, Black anti-imperialist forces were unable to effectively counter the heinous plan of the U.S./EU/NATO Axis of Domination to destroy the revolutionary Pan-Africanist nation of Libya. BAP’s USOAN refuses to allow this fatal mistake to be repeated.

This time the complicity of silence by ECOWAS, the African Union, the Congressional Black Caucus, and the African (Black) comprador class around the world must be exposed.

This is a pivotal time for the struggle against imperialism in Africa. The emergence of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) and the revolutionary example of self-determination being set by the people of Burkina Faso represents a historic breakthrough for Pan-Africanism that the U.S. and NATO have been eager to eliminate. The U.S./EU/NATO axis is desperate to re-colonize Burkina Faso and to halt any further influence across Africa set by the example of the Alliance of Sahel States. What the U.S is angling to undermine is a popular process of decolonization.

Under President Traoré’s leadership, Burkina Faso has advanced toward food sovereignty, established a national gold refinery, and taken critical steps to reclaim its resources for the benefit of its people. The vague and opportunistic accusations issued by AFRICOM are designed to undermine these gains and set the stage for imperialist subversion. When U.S. officials speak of “strategic interests,” they mean the unfettered right to plunder Africa’s mineral wealth, dominate markets, and exploit African labor, all without the consent of African peoples. We must not allow the absurdity of the U.S. and NATO, currently complicit in the genocide of Palestinians, to pose as moral arbiters in Africa.

BAP and USOAN call on all anti-imperialist forces to join in active defense of Burkina Faso, demand the expulsion of AFRICOM from the continent, and ensure that no African nation suffers the fate that befell Libya in 2011.

The time to act is now!

https://blackallianceforpeace.com/bapstatements/hands-off-burkina-faso

 

 

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The Africa News Channel brings you exclusive updates from Burkina Faso where Captain Ibrahim Traoré’s forces have reclaimed the Djibo region after a deadly attack by Al-Qaeda-linked insurgents. Satellite images and local media confirm the military’s successful operation, while viral footage alleges that fleeing terrorists crossed into Ivory Coast — raising serious questions about cross-border complicity.

We also cover powerful remarks by Dr. Arikana Chihombori-Quao, calling for a new generation of African leaders to rise and resist foreign military presence on our soil. In Nigeria, shocking revelations continue as a former governor exposes how Fulani militants are allegedly being shielded by security forces.

To close, we highlight a Pan-African youth’s fiery take on Africa’s outdated education system and the urgent need for educational sovereignty.

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Burkina Faso Fights Back: Traoré’s Military Reclaims Djibo as Militants Flee

 

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In this powerful and emotionally charged speech, President Ibrahim Traoré of Burkina Faso delivers a stunning message to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) — a message they didn’t expect. This bold address exposes the harsh reality of debt slavery, economic exploitation, and neocolonial manipulation crippling Africa today.

Traoré confronts the IMF not just as a leader, but as a voice for the forgotten, the impoverished, and the betrayed across the African continent. From the manipulation of financial systems to the systemic theft of Africa’s resources, this video unpacks it all with piercing clarity, diplomatic fire, and prophetic depth.

This is not just a speech — it’s a call for African sovereignty, economic justice, and generational awakening. A powerful warning to global powers, and a reminder to Africans that the future lies not in foreign dependency, but in unity, self-reliance, and the spirit of our ancestors.

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President Ibrahim Traoré Confronts the IMF - A Message They Didn’t Expect

 

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In the central park in Niquinohomo, Nicaragua, there is a statue of a man. 

He’s dressed in working man’s clothes of the 20th century. Long-brimmed hat. Jacket and boots. His hands are clasped around his belt buckle. He stares ahead… determined.

His name is Augusto Sandino.

The man who would lead the six-year rebellion against the US occupation of Nicaragua. 

The man who would become a legend across the country… and also far from the shores of Central America.

Sandino was born on May 18, 1895.

The so-called illegitimate son of a wealthy coffee merchant and his indigenous servant. 

Sandino lived with his mother until he was nine years old, and then his father took him in and arranged for his education.

He helped his dad. Learned the coffee merchant business and started buying and selling on his own. 

As he grew, he became a successful small-time merchant himself, selling grains, beans, and rice. 

But in his mid-20s, something went wrong.

There was a dispute over a business deal.

They say he shot someone and had to flee. An illegitimate son would be hauled in on charges.

So he traveled to Honduras and Guatemala. He worked for the US banana juggernaut United Fruit.

He lived in Mexico on the heels of the Mexican Revolution. He met radical labor groups. Anarchists and communist revolutionaries. He became inspired.

But in 1926, a civil war broke out in Nicaragua, and he returned home. 

He joined the Liberal Army. He became a general. 

And when the civil war ended the following year, Sandino was one of the only liberal generals who refused to lay down his weapons. He had 29 men.

See… Nicaragua was still under US occupation. At the time, the United States had occupied the country for roughly 15 years. 

The United States said it was helping Nicaragua maintain political stability.

In reality, the US sought two things. One, dollar diplomacy. The US government was doing the bidding of US corporations, looking to bank off of Nicaragua’s natural resources. And two, the United States had built the Panama Canal. And it didn’t want a foreign power challenging the US shipping dominance and building another one in neighboring Nicaragua.

And so, when the United States imposed the terms of the agreement to end Nicaragua’s Civil War… Sandino said no.

He wanted the US Marines out of Nicaragua.

“I will not sell out, nor will I give up,” he said. “I want Patria o muerte—a free country or death.”

His guerrilla war for Nicaragua’s freedom against the United States would become the stuff of legends across the world.

Sandino took his army to the Segovias, the mountains of northwestern Nicaragua, and began his insurgency.

Small, but powerful.

Tactical hits and runs against the US marines. 

They attacked US-owned mines. US-owned plantations. 

Peasants and miners joined. The insurgency grew. 

And the US began to use airplanes to support troops on the ground.

But they could not catch Sandino. 

In one message sent secretly by Sandino in 1929, he says, “I will not abandon my resistance until the pirate invaders… assassins of weak peoples are expelled from my country. I will make them realize that their crimes will cost them dear… Nicaragua shall not be the patrimony of Imperialists. I will fight for my cause as long as my heart beats.”

The United States called him a bandit. Much of Latin America called him a hero.

One of the world’s first anti-imperialist heroes of the 20th century. 

There were pro-Sandino movements across the world.

When Chinese nationalists fought their own war in the late ’20s against a puppet regime, they marched with portraits of Sandino.

And he won.

After a protracted guerrilla war, the United States withdrew the last US marines from the country in early 1933.

But the following year, Sandino traveled to Managua for talks with president Juan Bautista Sacasa. 

After the meeting, his car was ambushed, and Sandino, his brother, and two of his top generals were killed by members of the US-trained National Guard. 

They were acting on orders from General Anastasio Somoza García. 

Two years later, Somoza Garcia would stage a coup and install a US-backed dictatorship and family dynasty that would rule Nicaragua for more than four decades.

Sandino, the man, the legend, and his revolutionary struggle, would continue to inspire.

And that is why his name was chosen for the Sandinistas, Nicaragua’s revolutionary guerrilla army that would fight and finally defeat the Somoza dictatorship in 1979.

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