Roger McKenzie, the International Editor of the Morning Star and author of The Rebirth of the African Phoenix, joins the show to discuss the significance of Burkina Faso’s President Ibrahim Traoré attending Russia’s Victory Day celebrations in Moscow alongside world leaders, including China’s Xi Jinping. McKenzie argues that Traoré’s visit signals a major shift in global power and alliances— and highlights Africa’s rising role in a new, multilateral world.
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Thomas Sankara lives on!
Please don't let the French back.
Time for something new. I hope countries around the world will find a way to ignore/defeat western imperialism. Maybe then, for once, we might get some semblance of peace, and prosperity for those trying to grow.
https://youtube.com/shorts/S4B-jenMM2Q?si=mhDXKaaRkiUtglCe
THE SCAM CALLED DEMOCRACY IS A TRAP USED TO CONTROL AFRICAN COUNTRIES
A TIME FOR THE AFRICAN WAY.
Burkina Faso should not fall into the Western World traps of those Imperialist Scams: Democracy, Human Rights, Free Trade, Privatization and others.
Let Africa come up with a constitution that is in line with traditional African structures in leadership, educational needs in line with African aspirations, economic, social and belief.
In Africa we don't certainly wake up and pick leaders by tossing a vote (Where ignorance has even more weight than intelligence).
At all levels leaders are chosen by being known. At the village level leaders are known and are proposed and selected according to the level and speciality of leadership required. The elders (men and women) come together and by proposals, discussion, consensus and consultations, with youths they come up with names of individuals for the leadership required (Chama Cha Mapenduzi CCM of Tanzania almost does that)
If we reform our constitutions it's those chosen at village level that will repeat the same process among themselves until leaders are identified at local levels up to National Levels. Leadership identification is not an event but a process, that should take place from the time children are in primary schools, It is a process that takes throughout someone's life, therefore leaders are identified by staying with them and knowing them, not the blind betting we call voting.
At all levels of Village, Wards, Constituency, County or National level a Council of leadership (of between 7, 9 to 11) should be chosen to lead at that level, they may pick one of them to be a supreme leader or just have Spokesperson, the way Switzerland, Iran, China or the Vatican does it.
If this Scam called democracy was tried in picking Chief executive officers, of their Big World Corporations, they could have collapsed long time ago and disappeared.
That's the reason why it's known fact that democracy has never and will never develop a country!
Democracy was a 19th century creation of the dying monarchies, their strategy to continue controlling the world using looted wealth from their former empires. The descendants of these monarchies are the main shareholders of stocks in most international Mult Corporations and also hold majority Treasury Bonds and Bills of the Central Banks of most countries in the world.
And with their excess finances, want to buy the whole world and keep it under private controll. The so often heard Privatization Motto!
Already they bought Greece, which was forced to surrender its sovereignty to foreigners in 2015.
In Tanzania during Julius Nyerere regime they passed the mineral ordinance act of 1969, which keeps minerals in the hands of Tanzanians.
The individuals who control world politics are the ones who control criminal world wealth, beneficiary descendants of slave traders, murderous, Looters, thieves and pirates,
In conclusion,
Liberation will only come with the constitution that is traditionally African inclined in leadership! Which protects empowers and protects wealth for its citizens.
The reason why Africans support the vision of Ibrahim Traore and Duma Boko, because this is the Vision of all Africans and has always been the vision of many former African leaders, Marcus Garvey, Frantz Fanon, Walter Rodney, Kwame Nkrumah, Abdul Nasser, Julius Nyerere, Amicar Cabral, Muammar Ghadaff, Thomas Sankara, Pombe Magufuli and a few others.
SGI's late President Daisaku Ikeda said, many years ago, that the 21st century will be the century of Africa, I wait with excitement the unfurling of his words.
"By the Century of Africa I mean a century in which those who have suffered the most will be the happiest, a century in which those who have suffered the greatest humiliation and indignity will walk proud and tall, with their heads held high. There will be new leading actors in the drama of human history. Those whom the world has oppressed the most will carry the world into the future…"
World Tribune 1997
From a Cuban, cuba is not free Lol😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 terrible dictator ! Nothing external !
Trade unions can be weaponized too. As in Mali where they sat quietly under puppet western regime; but rise up with strikes for better work conditions under the Goita presidency. That is sabotage , and confirms a few things with unions that can be dangerous. I will say leadership motives, and allegiance will shape much for unions, who really controls them
为非洲兄弟祝福❤
I really need anti imperialist westerners to stop excusing dictatorships for the sake of anti imperial promises…
He's advocating independence from Europe yes, but not democracy at home.
We need to still hold him and others accountable to their people
So 30 years from now our blk American kids will be moving to Africa…I already see the shift
It's so good to see the East and the South rise against the West! ❤
I hope he doesn't trust the Russians too much
It's about time
Putin likes Africa….
https://youtu.be/9tYEzOUlmbA?si=8l05zmgKLl3oaq8r
I just returned from visiting Burkina Faso, it's an amazing place with beautiful people. It's so exciting to see what's transpiring, praying for this president and the people of Africa.
working with China and Russia is the right way to go for an African country like Burkina Faso !
I remember reading somewhere that France would be a third world country f it wasn't for all the looting & pillaging of resources in africa & haiti
Kick out the White Devil
Western imperialism bad, Russian imperialism good. Got it
Money oil new world order
Western media will begin the smear campaign
But oh if there's one flaw, liberals immediately dismiss them cuz authoritarianism or whatever, while ignoring the wests much worse undemocratic crimes.
The west is despicable
Rania you are too hot for this joker
Long Live Ibrahim Traore !
So they just traded french imperialism for russian and chinese imperialism. Why the fuck would any leftist celebrate this?
Love this, been following up on Burkina Faso since I heard of the AES a couple months back, thanks for covering a modern revolutionary
Ok. I see African and the diaspora can mobilize and organize under one common goal for the west. When while the March on the continent of my ancestors home and in the diaspora for Refineries of the natural resources and stop the shipping of the raw natural materials? Please we as a people need to shout it from out loud in the streets to let the leaders know what the next generation demands for the growth of the various nations!!!
Africans out of europe
Countries that were under Russian occupation do not remember those times fondly. Ukraine is even today paying with blood for its desire to join Western countries. But Burkina Faso will be different. It will definitely be better. Good luck.
Glad to see the proletarian movement is still alive in the UK. Though often got smeared, like Jim Hacker:"The Morning Star is read by people who think the country ought to be run by another* country", you guys should carry on.
And best wishes to Ibrahim and people of Burkina Faso, long live Sankara.
A true man refuses french dominance/200 mosque / IMF/ president trump.. and asks hospitals, schools, manufacturing facilities, self sustaining businesses what a man to help Africa sustainable 😊😊😊
😅 The sad truth behind this is: Putin and Traoré are both highly corrupt dictators helping each other and earning well in Burkina Faso. A new colonization led by China and Russia.🙅
Putin as well as Traoré are not presidents by fair and legitimate democratic elections. The young captain Traoré came to power by a military state coup in 2022 against the democratically elected president of Burkina Faso, after he didn't pay the Special Forces by Traoré properly. Young usurper Traoré rejected to hand over his political power according to constitution in 2024, thus establishing another African dictatorship on the basis of an (endlessly) ongoing war – which parallels the political situation in RuZZia under dictatorial rule of Putin, from which Traoré eagerly learns about the political power of propaganda and ones personal cult, it seems.🤦
I am an Autochthon First Nation American and Freedmen. Please stop including us in your Business over there. The Freedmen, Autochthon, and FBA do not want to have anything to do with this issue. Much Appreciated in Advance!
People in Africa and specially Burkina Faso please protect this man by all means necessary the Western wants to kill and Emma continue make Africa dysfunctional so they can reap all your wealth don't let them do it rise Africa rise
Absolutely Agreeable indeed,!!!
Allah has had sent Ibrahim Thraore,down to the earth indeed,!!!
Allah has had sent Ibrahim Thraore,down to the earth indeed,!!!
ماشآءالله،!!!
الحمدلله،!!!
الحمدلله،!!!
الله اكبر،!!!
Not about change it is can you see hear my heart 💔
Burkina faso’s ideologies are amazing but however, there are communist roots in them. And that can cost the nation
All my respect is directed to you President Traore'. I am admiring you from this end ….Zimbabwe. Keep Africa booming and may the Creator protects you.
Mr Traore is an inspiration. May he live long. ❤ 🇧🇫 🇲🇱 🇳🇪 from Aotearoa.
Russia don't give a damn about no Burkina. Stay away from that "influence".