Africa: Captain Ibrahim Traore leader of Burkina Faso shows up to Ghana president inauguration unexpectedly and steals the show



That fraudulent accusation is rich considering what the clown show in the White House is doing in real time, including stealing Medicare benefits, social security, and attempting to sell Federal lands to enrich the 1% further. Burkina Faso has a highly organized military and China supplying advanced weapons, along with the backing of Russia, so they should be fine.

On a side note, gotta love the Pentagon's pause on Anti-DEI firings to shuffle out a DEI General, and foot soldier for a DRUNKARD Defense Secretary, to threaten the President of an African nation. What a joke.
 
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This was a good listen.



That fraudulent accusation is rich considering what the clown show in the White House is doing in real time, including stealing Medicare benefits, social security, and attempting to sell Federal lands to enrich the 1% further. Burkina Faso has a highly organized military and China supplying advanced weapons, along with the backing of Russia, so they should be fine.

On a side note, gotta love the Pentagon's pause on Anti-DEI firings to shuffle out a DEI General, and foot soldier for a DRUNKARD Defense Secretary, to threaten the President of an African nation. What a joke.

The irony here is that marine Gen Langley told no lies.

He accused Traore of using the countries resources to protect the junta regime.

So when US Presidents get on Air Force one w Secret Service and we have bases all over the world who pays for it.

I would think a blatant provable lie in front of congress would have some repercussions.

These old ass generals have to learn that w the prevalence of the internet you don’t solely control the narrative.

He cleaned that shi+ up real quick though.

If God does exist….he’ll protect Captain Ibrahim Traore

Carry on……..
 
The irony here is that marine Gen Langley told no lies.

He accused Traore of using the countries resources to protect the junta regime.

So when US Presidents get on Air Force one w Secret Service and we have bases all over the world who pays for it.

I would think a blatant provable lie in front of congress would have some repercussions.

These old ass generals have to learn that w the prevalence of the internet you don’t solely control the narrative.

He cleaned that shi+ up real quick though.

If God does exist….he’ll protect Captain Ibrahim Traore

Carry on……..
Gadafi was one thing. If they get this guy the whole world will see who the devil is.
 
The irony here is that marine Gen Langley told no lies.

He accused Traore of using the countries resources to protect the junta regime.

So when US Presidents get on Air Force one w Secret Service and we have bases all over the world who pays for it.

I would think a blatant provable lie in front of congress would have some repercussions.

These old ass generals have to learn that w the prevalence of the internet you don’t solely control the narrative.

He cleaned that shi+ up real quick though.

If God does exist….he’ll protect Captain Ibrahim Traore

Carry on……..

So far, there were about 20-something or so assassination attempted assassination attempts from foreign interests that were thwarted in the past couple years. It's good to pray and hope for the best, but securing alliances and being prepared and setting up shop, e.g., MILITARY DEFENSES, is even better and not cheap. What Burkina Faso does with it's resources (i.e., there was no nationalized gold reserve prior to Ibrahim Traore) independent of foreign interests, for further nation-building is their business.

Does the U.S. spend enough resources on it's people vs. the Pentagon? Again, nothing but hypocrisy and fraud coming from the DEI-employed-for-now, hand of the Trump Administration.

What that farce of a testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee is really about...


Twelve (12) of Traore's Crimes in the eyes of the West

1. Traore *nationalized much of the country’s gold* remember, Burkina Faso is Africa’s fourth-largest gold producer, with the sector accounting for 12% of its GDP. Traoré has been vocal about reducing foreign control over the gold industry, which has been historically dominated by multinational corporations.

2. In November 2023, Traore approved the construction of *Burkina Faso’s first refinery to process gold domestically,* halting the export of unrefined gold to Europe and advancing the industrialization and skills development needed to create a prosperous domestic economy and lift the Burkinabe people out of the imperialist extractive economy trap.

3. Traore *suspended export permits for small-scale private gold production to* combat illicit trade, such as smuggling, and to regulate the artisanal gold sector.

4. Traore *renegotiated mining contracts with foreign corporations, demanding greater percentages of* ore extracted and favoring local participation, again developing skills needed for a complex, prosperous domestic economy.

5. Traore prioritized *local processing in other sectors, such as agriculture and cotton.*

6. Traore established *two tomato-processing plants and a second cotton processing plant* , alongside the National Support Center for Artisanal Cotton processing, to enhance local value addition and further reduce reliance on exporting raw materials.

7. By and large, Ibrahim Traore is *pushing for a broader economic autonomy, by* investing in agriculture to achieve food self-sufficiency, providing farmers with modern machinery and improved seeds, leading to a 2024 harvest of nearly six million tons of cereal.

8. Traore *expelled French military forces* from Burkina Faso. In January 2023, he announced the termination of a 2018 defense agreement with France, giving French forces one month to leave.

9. Traore *established military sovereignty and diversification of military* partnerships, including partnerships with Russia?_ definitely irking the West, especially France who consider Francophone countries(former French Colonies their area of control).

10. In a bold assertion of financial sovereignty, Captain Ibrahim Traore of Burkina Faso *declined financial assistance from International Monetary Fund (IMF*).Traore chose to forgo IMF's Extended Credit Facility which was designed to address the nation's *balance of payments issues and support economic resilience and poverty reduction* .Traore had this to say:

Africa *does not need the* World Bank, IMF, Europe or America. We Africans have all what it takes to develop our economy/countries without any foreign debt/loans to sustain us. We cannot continue to be enslaved using debts/loans_ ”

11. Traore made a swift change in the traditional foreign policy *shifting away from traditional Western allies.* His administration expelled French troops in 2023 and has deepened ties with Russia, notably through the Wagner Group, while forming the Confederation of Sahel States (CSS) with Mali and Niger to address regional security challenges.

12. Traore appeals to the *Pan-Africanist ideals of Burkina’s revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara* , who served as its president from 1983 to 1987 before being assassinated in a French-backed coup d’état. He erected a new statue of Sankara on the site where he was assassinated.

These moves have positioned Traoré as a *symbol of African independence* , earning him significant popularity both domestically and across the continent.



 




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