Burkina Faso’s 37-Year Old Leader Draws US Ire
https://consortiumnews.com/2025/05/13/burkina-fasos-37-year-old-leader-draws-us-ire/
Ibrahim Traoré took power in a military coup in September 2022 and since then he has been drawing criticism from Western governments, not least the U.S., writes Alan MacLeod. By Alan MacLeod MintPress News Burkina Faso’s Ibrahim Traoré is remaking…
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Africa: Africa Demands Monetary Independence As Activists Protest Against CFA Franc in Mali: [Leadership] On May 3, 2025, Bamako, the capital of Mali, hosted a conference of pan-Africanists, ANTI-CFA FRONT, organised by the non-governmental organisation, Urgences Panafricanistes. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TKYxc7 #Africa #CFAFranc #MonetaryIndependence #Mali #PanAfricanism

I *know* that the CFA in #CFAfranc is short for ‘Communauté Financière Africaine’, but I’m still gonna call it the ‘Colonial French-African franc’.