“Burkina Faso is not a democracy, it is a revolution and revolutions are not built on comfort, they are built on vigilance, sacrifice and survival.” – Ibrahim Traoré

“Burkina Faso is not a democracy, it is a revolution and revolutions are not built on comfort, they are built on vigilance, sacrifice and survival.” – Ibrahim Traoré

“Burkina Faso is not a democracy, it is a revolution and revolutions are not built on comfort, they are built on vigilance, sacrifice and survival.” – Ibrahim Traoré

According to President Ibrahim Traore, no country has ever achieved true development through democracy alone. In his eyes, the great powers of today, those leading in industry, technology and sovereignty, did not rise through peaceful elections.

They rose through revolutions, through bold leadership that defied the norm and for Traoré, Burkina Faso is no different. This, he says, is not a democracy, this is a revolution and with every revolution comes resistance.

There are people, both inside and outside of Burkina Faso who detest this idea. They fear what Traoré represents because what he envisions is change, and they thrive on the status quo. These are the people who are content with Burkina Faso being ranked among the poorest nations on earth, content with the insecurity that continues to ravage the country, content with the corruption that has gripped its institutions for decades.

If they truly wanted change, they wouldn’t be trying to eliminate the man who’s fighting for it. For the elites inside Burkina Faso, the current chaos means easy access to power and profit. For foreign actors, it’s even more sinister. Burkina Faso’s weak state allows for unfiltered access to the country’s natural resources and to the Sahel’s untapped wealth. But Trore’s rise changed everything.

With a vision of a secure, sovereign and industrialized Burkina Faso, he threatens to close the gates they’ve kept open for years. And that’s why from the very beginning, they’ve tried to remove him by any means necessary (4 failed coup attempts between September 2022 and September 2023).

Conclusion: This is not about elections, it’s about transformation. The world fears his vision because it threatens their grip on Africa’s wealth. But Traoré isn’t backing down.