Burkina Faso

Abayomi Azikiwe
Contributions of the Alliance of Sahel States to the African and World Revolutions
14 Oct 2026
Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger are leading the way toward the realization of Pan-Africanism and the struggle against imperialism in the 21st century.
Abayomi Azikiwe
Niger Thwarts Attempted Coup Amid Ongoing Threats to the Alliance of Sahel States
23 Sep 2026
For several years, three landlocked West African states have undergone political transformations designed to turn the page on French neo-colonialism.
Black Alliance For Peace
U.S. Hands off Mali, U.S. Hands off the AES, U.S. Out of Africa, and Shut Down AFRICOM
23 Sep 2026
The U.S. is considering drone strikes and sanctions against the Alliance of Sahel States under the guise of counterterrorism, but the real objective is to regain neo-colonial control over African…
Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist
France Out of Africa! PASAI Shows the Way
13 May 2026
An international gathering of anti-imperialists in Nairobi, Kenya revealed the lies of “Africa Forward” as the presidents of France and Kenya made plans to continue the exploitation of a nation and…
Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor
Propaganda Watch: Kagame Is Not Traoré
21 May 2025
A recurring social media trope casts Rwandan President Paul Kagame as a defiant African hero, like Burkina Faso’s Ibrahim Traoré, resisting the West’s dictates, but nothing could be further from the…
Black Alliance for Peace Africa Team
Now is the Time for All Anti-Imperialists and All Justice Loving People to Stand Unequivocally in Defense of Burkina Faso
07 May 2025
The Black Alliance for Peace demands an end to U.S. and Western interference in Burkina Faso, the rejection of neocolonial policies in the Sahel, and a stance affirming Africans' rights to…
Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor
The US/EU/NATO’s Regime Change Playbook for Burkina Faso and Captain Ibrahim Traoré
30 Apr 2025
The U.S. increases pressure on Burkina Faso through military propaganda, as Africans rise to protect the developing project.
Kai Cash
Planting Seeds of Sovereignty: Lessons from the Sahel and Beyond
30 Apr 2025
When the West slaps on tariffs, it’s 'economic security'—but when the Sahel rejects exploitative deals, it’s called a threat. From Cuba to Burkina Faso, countries have fought for self-sufficiency:…
Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor
The Alliance of Sahel States Forges Ahead
19 Mar 2025
I spoke to Eugene Puryear, who traveled to the November 2024 Conference in Solidarity with the Peoples of the Sahel.
Abayomi Azikiwe, Black Agenda Report Contributor
Imperialism and the Destabilization of the Alliance of Sahel States
20 Nov 2024
Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger remain targets of the western capitalist mining firms and their state sponsors.