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Traoré's strategy of combining geopolitical education with practical arms training directly neutralises the standard imperialist playbook in the Sahel. By militarising a politically conscious youth demographic, Burkina Faso is building a structural deterrent against external interference and foreign-backed proxy destabilisation.
Historically, neocolonial extraction relies on an unorganised and politically disengaged populace to maintain pliant regimes. Equipping 65,000 citizens with both a material understanding of global power dynamics and the physical capacity for self-defence creates a massive barrier to subjugation. It shifts the national security apparatus away from a reliance on foreign military pacts, which routinely serve the interests of capital and empire, and places it firmly in the hands of the masses.
This is a great and welcome shift in Africa. If only my nation's leaders were not compromised, greed-fuelled sock puppets.
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After a decade-long presence, the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali has ended its operation. While the militaries of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso say they are ...#AlJazeera #AlJazeeraEnglish #AlJazeeraLatest #AlJazeeraLive #AlJazeeraLiveNews #AlJazeeraVideo #ArmedGroups #BurkinaFasoMilitary #ISILAffiliate #ISILExpansion #MaliMilitary #MaliUN #SahelResearchers #SahelSecurity #UNMissionEnds #WestAfricaAlliance
Mali UN peacekeeping mission ends: Researchers say an ISIL affiliate is expanding