They Want Ibrahim Traore Dead
The Playbook of Eliminating Great African Leaders is The Same
I laugh at Africans who laugh at Idi Amin ! They were sold a western narrative about him and bought it hook line and sinker. Idi Amin was a better leader than all current African leaders put together except for leaders of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger. I wanted to get that off my chest first.
Captain Ibrahim Traoré’s rise as the leader of Burkina Faso has sparked a new era of African consciousness and resistance to centuries-old structures of domination. His vision has radically transformed the political, economic, and ideological foundations of the country, dismantling systems long maintained by colonial, neo-colonial, and neoliberal powers. His public declaration, “We are not in a democracy, we are in a revolution”, was not just rhetorical; it was a commitment to rejecting the Western-imposed political model in favor of a people-centered transformation that prioritises sovereignty, self-reliance, and collective dignity.
Traoré has systematically moved to secure the foundational pillars of true liberation. He recognised early that true independence demands control over critical aspects of national life, money supply, food security, energy autonomy, and intellectual sovereignty. Burkina Faso under his leadership has refused IMF and World Bank loans, rejecting the dependency trap that has kept African countries in economic servitude. Instead, his administration redirected national wealth, especially from gold mining, into state coffers for public benefit. The results are evident: debt repayment, ministerial salary cuts, significant wage increases for civil servants, and the construction of infrastructure that reflects national needs rather than foreign interests.
Traoré's refusal to export unrefined gold and his efforts to build local processing industries reveal a deliberate shift toward economic decolonization. These actions not only increase national value retention but also challenge the global corporate structures that have historically looted Africa’s resources. At the same time, he has prioritised agricultural self-sufficiency by distributing equipment, seeds, and support systems to farmers, leading to significant boosts in local food production. This food sovereignty agenda protects the country from global supply chain manipulations and reinforces national resilience.
Perhaps most transformative is Traoré’s stance on education. By launching the first locally designed textbooks aligned with Burkina Faso’s socio-cultural values, he has broken the intellectual dependency imposed by the French colonial legacy. Education in Burkina Faso is being recalibrated to serve national interests, not foreign ideologies. This reform is a direct blow to the cognitive colonisation that still grips most Francophone African states.
Unsurprisingly, such bold defiance has made Traoré a target. As was the case with Muammar Gaddafi, who was assassinated after attempting to establish an independent African monetary system, Western powers have not tolerated challenges to their hegemony. Traoré has already survived over 18 assassination attempts. Now, reports suggest U.S. military leaders and France are coordinating efforts to destabilise or remove him, alleging misuse of resources without presenting any credible evidence. AFRICOM, a U.S. military command designed ostensibly for humanitarian partnership, has revealed itself as a neo-colonial apparatus. Its true mission is to ensure the continuation of Western control over African resources and political systems.
General Michael Langley's testimony before the U.S. Senate, accusing Traoré of using Burkina Faso's mineral revenues to consolidate power, is a thinly veiled threat. In truth, Traoré’s government has used these funds transparently to build a self-sufficient, well-equipped military and to advance national development. Burkina Faso has become the strategic stronghold of the Sahel alliance, alongside Mali and Niger, posing a direct challenge to Western geopolitical dominance in the region. This is why he is being targeted, not because he is mismanaging resources, but because he is using them to free his people.
The revolution Traoré is leading is not simply national, it is continental. He has inspired a new generation of Africans who now understand the failures of democracy in its Western liberal form, particularly in nations where the majority is uneducated and vulnerable to manipulation. Traoré’s alternative model demands a government that protects, uplifts, and educates, rather than exploits and divides. His actions represent a total rejection of the transhumanist, technocratic global order being pushed by elites who see Africa only as a laboratory for experiments, a mine for raw materials, and a dumping ground for ideology and waste.
At a time when African nations remain politically fractured, economically dependent, and intellectually colonized, Ibrahim Traoré is offering a blueprint for liberation. His courage echoes that of Thomas Sankara, Kwame Nkrumah, Patrice Lumumba, and others who died trying to break Africa free from imperial chains. Africa must rally to defend this leader and his vision. If Traoré is lost to another Western-orchestrated regime change or assassination, the consequences for the entire continent will be dire. He is not just the hope of Burkina Faso, he is a symbol of what African sovereignty truly looks like in the 21st century. And if history has taught us anything, it is that the path to freedom will always be under attack by those who benefit from our subjugation.
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