Sankara’s legacy fuels Burkina Faso’s new revolution amid rising violence
86,018 views May 19, 2025 #RussiaAfrica #IbrahimTraore #BurkinaFaso
Burkina Faso’s memorial to Thomas Sankara, the assassinated revolutionary leader, has become a rallying point for a new wave of Pan-Africanism.
Young junta leaders like Captain Ibrahim Traore, who mirrors Sankara’s iconic beret and rhetoric, are seizing power across West Africa, rejecting Western influence.
Yet Traore’s regime, backed by Russian mercenaries, struggles as Al Qaeda-linked militants seize half the country (an area France-sized), including the ravaged town of Djibo where 200 soldiers died.
While state-aligned militias target ethnic Fulanis, Traoré’s social media-savvy supporters frame him as Sankara’s heir, despite critics accusing Moscow of orchestrating this narrative.
Senegal’s prime minister warns the violence could spread, revealing a region torn between revolution and collapse. Behind the Pan-African symbolism, Burkina Faso teeters on the brink.
Al Jazeera’s Nicolas Haque reports.
Burkina Faso attack: Al-Qaeda affiliate says 200 soldiers killed in attack on military base
265,723 views May 15, 2025 #IbrahimTraore #BurkinaFaso #AlQaeda
In Burkina Faso, there are reports that 200 soldiers have been killed in attacks by an Al Qaeda affiliate.
It happened in the northern province of Loroum. The attacks follow an earlier assault in which 60 soldiers were killed at a military post in the same province.
Nearly half of Burkina Faso is not under government control.
Attacks from armed groups linked to al Qaeda are on the rise, not only in Burkina Faso but other African countries in the Sahel.
Al Jazeera’s Nicolas Haque joins us from Dakar for the latest updates.
What happened in Burkina Faso attack on villagers? | Al Jazeera Newsfeed
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The bodies of more than 200 people have been found after an attack by an al Qaeda-linked armed group in Burkina Faso. Al Jazeera’s Nicolas Haque reports on what we know.
Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso military leaders sign new pact, rebuff ECOWAS
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Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have marked their exit from the West African bloc, ECOWAS – after signing a new treaty to set up a confederation.
The three junta-led countries have cut ties with regional allies and Western powers.
Al Jazeera’s Ahmed Idris reports from Abuja, Nigeria.
Burkina Faso on the cusp of another coup
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Recent shootings, first at the presidential palace, and then, at the site of a public broadcaster, in capital Ouagadougou, are fueling suggestions that Burkina Faso may be edging towards another mutiny, amid a growing security crisis in the country.
Al Jazeera’s Nicolas Haque reports.
Burkina Faso army attack: Al-Qaeda linked group claims responsibility
94,803 views Jun 17, 2024 #IbrahimTraore #BurkinaFaso #AlQaeda
An armed group linked to Al-Qaeda has claimed responsibility for the killing of more than 100 soldiers in Burkina Faso earlier this week.
The attack took place in Mansila, near the border with Niger.
Gunmen stormed an army base there. The group says its fighters have seized control of it along with vehicles, weapons, and ammunition.
It’s one of the deadliest attacks the army has suffered.
The military governments in Burkina Faso, Niger and Mali have all struggled to contain violence in the Sahel region.
Ulf Laessing is Head of the Sahel Program at the Konrad Adenauer Foundation. He says the conflict is fueled by inevitable civilian losses.
Burkina Faso violence: At least 20,000 dead and two million displaced
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The United Nations says that more than three million people have been forced to flee their homes this year in central Sahel countries like Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger.
The organisation blames conflict and climate change.
In Burkina Faso, more than 20,000 people have been killed by armed groups.
Others living in shelters in the north-east are struggling to find food, water and medical services.
Al Jazeera’s Catherine Soi reports.
Burkina Faso coup anniversary: Thousands gather in support of government
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Burkina Faso’s military leader Ibrahim Traore says elections can only be held, once the security situation stabilises.
Thousands have gathered in the capital to celebrate the military government’s first year in power, days after another coup attempt failed.
Burkina Faso has continued to struggle, increasingly isolated after the coup and with swaths of the country in the hands of local al-Qaeda and ISIL affiliates.
Al Jazeera’s Nicolas Haque reports.
