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The Western left misunderstands power
A critique of Jacobin’s framing of Ibrahim Traoré, and the deeper problem of purity, legibility, and distance in Western left analysis.
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Ibrahim Traoré: We do not want a democracy that kills
Recent comments by Ibrahim Traoré on democracy have spread widely in Western media following an interview, but interpretations that he rejects democracy appear to misrepresent his position.
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More pragmatic than socialist
Burkina Faso’s recent politics is no remake of Sankarism.
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Assassination plot against President Ibrahim Traore foiled in Burkina Faso
A plot to kill Burkina Faso’s president, Ibrahim Traoré, and disable a drone base, ahead of a planned foreign military intervention, was thwarted by security forces, while Burkinabes took to the streets sloganeering in support of Traoré.
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Beyond Niger: How ECOWAS became a tool for Western imperialism in Africa
Niger is shaping up to be the surprising frontline of the new Cold War.
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Burkina Faso’s president Traoré delivers anti-imperialist speech at Russia–Africa summit
On the second day of the Russia–Africa summit, the president of Burkina Faso, Ibrahim Traoré, delivered an anti-imperialist address and employed slogans identified with the Cuban Revolution.
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Burkina Faso’s new president condemns imperialism, quotes Che Guevara, allies with Nicaragua, Venezuela, Cuba
Burkina Faso’s new President Ibrahim Traoré has vowed to fight imperialism and neocolonialism. Pledging a “refoundation of the nation”, invoking revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara, and quoting Che Guevara, his government has allied with Nicaragua, Venezuela, and Cuba.