Nightmares Of The West: Ibrahim Traore Of Burkina Faso And Assimi Goita Of Mali.
Channel: Africa Reloaded
Date: 2023-09-04

Could the West have ever predicted that the coup in Mali in 2020 would spark a movement of coups across Africa, breed anti-French sentiments, and raise African leaders who refuse to dance to their tune and boldly tell them No? Obviously not, because if they had, they would have put a lot more pressure on Mali to quickly restore democracy, as they are attempting to do in Niger. But they couldn't predict it and this led to the rise of two young African leaders who think differently. They are Anti-imperialist and Anti-Neocolonialist, they laugh and in the face of sanctions and they do not hesitate to tell the West to mind their business and leave since they have overstayed their presence. We present to you the two African leaders who are nightmares of the West: Ibrahim Traore of Burkina Faso and Assimi Goita of Mali.

Ibrahim Traore: President of Burkina Faso

President Ibrahim Traore became the youngest president in the world at age 34 when he and other junior military officers ousted Lieutenant-Colonel Paul Henri Damiba, who had also ascended to the presidency through a coup earlier in January 2022. His persona echoes the regional politics and geopolitics of another flamboyant commander, Thomas Sankara, who jolted Burkina Faso's sub-regional national security imperatives 37 years ago, challenging Paris' role and control.Sporting fatigues and a red beret, the 34-year-old President has emerged as someone who is clearly driven towards liberating Burkina Faso from the shackles of Western imperialism. He has promised a "refoundation of the nation" and extensive "modernization" to combat violent extremism, and corruption, and "totally reform the system of government."

The young president has said that due to the growing insurgency in the country, security is foremost in his mind then afterward he would move to development. In line with this, Traore has acted decisively by re-organising the armed forces and boosting the country's military capabilities in an attempt to regain control over large swathes of the country.In line with his anti-imperialist and anti-neocolonialist ideology, a few months after he came to power, Traore ended a military accord that allowed French troops to fight insurgents on its territory because according to him, the country wants to defend itself and gave them one month to leave the country which they did a month after. He has also expelled the French Media as well as the French Ambassador Luc Hallade from the country. 

Since Traore came to power Burkina Faso has continued to distance itself from France and gotten closer to non- western countries including Russia. In partnering with Russia and other non-western countries, Traore has proved that African countries have the right as sovereign countries to partner with any country regardless of whether the powers that be like it or not.Despite some detractors' claims that Traore is a power-hungry dictator with no legitimacy or vision for his country, his words and actions show otherwise.

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