African leaders must understand that data security and sovereignty are crucial to mitigate risks of foreign influence.
I am not sure why this is so difficult to comprehend.
MALI 🇲🇱: “We either fight this war or remain slaves forever, because they are hunting us,” said President Assimi Goïta.
He accused foreign powers of using terrorism to force nations into submission, pretending to offer help while imposing political and economic control.
“They dictate who becomes president, prime minister, mayor, or deputy. They demand shares in our mining companies, control over our passports, and even our natural resources,” Goïta said, warning citizens to recognize the threat and defend their sovereignty.
The alternative is that we must organize against our evil politicians. No western nation is coming to fight terrorism for you. They will only occupy the country, destabilize it further while looting our minerals. Ask our neighbors in the Sahel who are driving French troops out of their countries.
"Foreign Embassies Will Fund "Cultural Events" - But Never Science And Research" - Ibrahim Traoré
On October 22, 2025, Burkina Faso President Ibrahim Traoré chaired the opening ceremony of the 15th edition of the National Forum for Scientific Research and Technological Innovations (FRSIT) in Ouagadougou.
While delivering the opening address, Traoré took a moment to address young people in Burkina Faso, urging them to use social media and internet access to gain knowledge and skills to better their situation, rather than waste the opportunity by fixating solely on entertainment, which he termed a "distraction."
Traoré stated that there are foreign interests who would prefer that young people in Burkina Faso remain permanently distracted and over-entertained. He further pointed out that this can even be proven by examining the disparity between foreign funding that is available for "Culture and Entertainment" activities in Burkina Faso, versus that which is available to fund local research and development.
Do you have a similar situation in your African country?
The uprisings we are seeing across Africa demonstrate that African people are fed up and are demanding change. It's time that we put an end to neo-colonialism.