Why Is the West Suddenly Targeting Burkina Faso?

Podcast: ALKEBULAN with The Merc · Discover Africa and the Diaspora through society, culture, media and history

Opublikowano: 2026-08-14

Alkebulanians, I break down Sky News’ documentary on Burkina Faso’s Captain Ibrahim Traoré and examine the language, framing, and geopolitical stakes surrounding one of the Sahel’s most closely watched leaders. ALKEBULAN Discover The True Africa is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. I trace the documentary’s claims about jihadist control, the competing figures presented for territory under government authority, Traoré’s relationship with Russia and China, the Alliance of Sahel States, and the history invoked thro...