This week’s Facts of the Week unpack why Ibrahim Traoré has become a target of Western hostility. Burkina Faso’s fiery leader has expelled French troops, challenged IMF dominance and championed pan-African unity through the Alliance of Sahel States. His commitment to resource sovereignty and grassroots mobilisation terrifies Western powers, who’ve launched a slanderous media campaign against him.

Continued…….. Swipe through to see how Traoré’s fearless stance against neo-colonialism and his push for genuine African sovereignty have placed him squarely in the West’s crosshairs.