EVERY AFRICAN POLITICIAN MUST WATCH TJIS VIDEO. THIS IS A MASTERCLASS BY BURKINA FASO’S CAPT. IBRAHIM TRAORE, ON THE END OF COLONIALISM IN AFRICA! PULL UP A CHAIR 🪑
Traore (Transcript + Video):
This continent has suffered so much and continues to suffer because of imperialists. These imperialists have only one cliché in mind: ‘Africa is the empire of slaves.’ This is how they see Africa. For them, Africans belong to them. Our lands belong to them. Our subsoil belongs to them. They have never been able to change the logic until today. This is deplorable.
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But how do they proceed? Unfortunately, it is since the 1960s that these 6,000 acres of independence have been given to Africa. They have just placed local valets at the head, according to them, of their subprefecture, to be able to continue to feed them. These local valets, which we are going to call today ‘The slaves of Salon,’ have other goals.
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They want to live like the master, satisfy the master, and to do everything that the master dictates to them. They steal, they plunder our states, they bring everything to the master, and their wealth is kept with the master. They do everything to live like the master and always satisfy him. Do you know who these ‘Slaves of Salon’ are? Well, we are going to explain to you what they are. They are individuals who have no dignity, who have no morals, who have no personality.
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But the master-slave has always known how to identify these individuals. They are always ready to betray their brother, to satisfy the master. They have betrayed us since independence and others continue to betray us to the benefit of their Master.
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These individuals continue against all odds to help the master plunder Africa. They like to say it every year in their economic polls, ‘Burkina is the poorest country. Mali is the poorest country. Niger is the poorest country.’ We are ranked among the last.
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Very well, if we are as poor as they say, but when the time has come to take responsibility, we have asked this master to leave the place. Why don’t they want to leave?
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When we take the case of Niger, for more than 40 years, some countries have been exploiting uranium to produce energy at home. From Ottawa to Paris the streets are illuminated. It is the light. But in Niger, it is the darkness that has served us.
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When you go to our states our soils are full of precious metals, such as gold, but often there is not even the slightest road accessible to reach the areas where they exploit gold, even less certain basic social services. This is why we have decided to revolt and take the fate of our countries into our own hands.
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There are many other examples. But when we decided so, we were approached by some ‘Salon Slaves’ to pass on the message of their Master. Because they had created this kind of polymer chain that rises to the heads of our states to serve them. And we came to break the chain.
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And it is inconceivable for them. They approached us and asked us to enter the ranks to make the elite leave that must lead Africa. Because they have an elite formed and formatted that must follow that is embedded in this chain. We refuse to enter their ranks. And then the hostilities began.
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They have sent several mercenaries and trainers to our area. The agents have descended into the Sahel to carry out barbaric cowardly attacks against our people hoping to revolt them. In addition to these attacks on the ground, the attacks on communication, manipulation, and disinformation, are full in their ranks. But the people of the Sahel have understood and we will never be able to be manipulated again.
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They know where they come from, they know what they are doing, and they know where they are going. We will no longer allow this. People are awake and people are fighting today, not for ourselves but for future generations.
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Exciting day leading team-building training for @UWEAL_Ug staff! With guests @ERumanyika & @PBSsempebwa .
we covered purpose, personality, value audit, & time management.
Thanks to all participants! Looking forward to the positive impact.
#FATTALKS
@KennethOmona@StateHouseUg My brother @KennethOmona, you held the fort and were diligent and dedicated in your service to the CiC. @TimothyNkonge, your invaluable technical support to Dr. was admirable. Definitely great lessons to learn from this dynamic duo. God bless you both in your new assignments.
@LNakyobe@adoniaayebare There is no doubt in my mind that your personal work ethic, integrity, excellent managerial skills, and patriotism hugely contributed to the success of these back to back summits. Congratulations to you, @adoniaayebare, and your entire team.