BURKINABÉ MUSLIM REACTS TO IBRAHIM TRAORÉ
While most people in Burkina Faso and beyond have responded favourably to President Ibrahim Traoré's recent speech in Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso, others have responded with confusion or even offence. Their reaction is in regard to Traoré's statements about the Arab-Muslim slave trade and Sharia law. To gain insight into Traoré's perspective, we spoke with Abdoul-Salam Koussoubé, a Muslim Pan-African activist and organiser in his home country of Burkina Faso, a member of the Thomas Sankara Centre in Ouagadougou (@burkinabooks).
So let us know what you think of his position and his arguments. Is he on to something, or did he totally miss the mark?
“I have never seen any divorced woman that has come out to tell us their mistakes that led to their failed marriage, every time, na the man no good. Come out and say the truth”
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is everybody being fr? do we really think ONE cancelled show in response to lives being lost can be summed up to “you cannot answer xenophobia with xenophobia” ????
“I Took a Loan of £75,000 From the UK to Come and Invest in Nigeria Because the Government Said We Should Come Back and Invest. But the Same Government Is Destroying Our Investment. As I’m Talking Right Now, I’m Actually Thinking of Counting My Losses, Packing My Things, Tearing My Nigerian Passport, and Going Back. I Have Friends Who Have Destroyed Their Nigerian Passports Because of Things Like This.” ~ Man Cries Out After His Investment and Business Were Destroyed and Demolished in Abuja Without Any Notice or Warning.💔🤦🏾♂️
Let me give you two instances, and as someone in the maritime industry, I’ve seen this firsthand:
Do you know why international-going ships don’t take bunkers (buying HFO—heavy fuel oil or MGO—marine gas oil) from Nigeria when they visit our ports? Instead, they sail to places like Gabon, Ivory Coast, Senegal, or Europe to buy. It’s because when they buy from Nigerian vendors, the fuel is often mixed with water and other liquids just to pad the volume. And this isn’t good for the ship engines.
Now let’s talk about ship chandlers who supply provisions, particularly food. If you order 200kg of garri or goat meat for instance, they’ll bring 150kg and invoice you for 200kg, hoping you won’t bother weighing it because it’s a vessel and time is tight.
This isn’t about de-marketing Nigeria; this is simply the reality of what they do.
@AnthonyAzekwoh When you meet a swordsman, you draw your sword. You do not recite poetry to one who’s not a poet.
Negotiating with the same people who have shown unending hate to you is an indication you have the survival instincts of a rabbit.