TRAORÉ: ECOWAS NO LONGER FIT FOR PURPOSE

West-African bloc ECOWAS may once have been a good thing - motivated by certain Pan-African ideals - but it is no longer fit for purpose. That’s one of the messages of Burkina Faso’s president, Ibrahim Traoré, in this clip from an interview with veteran Cameroonian journalist Alain Foka.

He was discussing the decision of his country, along with Mali and Niger, to quit the regional alliance - citing also a lack of assistance in the war on terror and a lack of compassion. He reiterated his commitment to Pan-Arianism, inviting any fellow African who wishes to come to Burkina Faso.

Traoré also spoke about how his people had risen to the challenge posed by insurgents - signing up in large numbers to assist the army in its bid to reclaim territory seized by them. And he touched on why a coup - though never desirable - was ultimately necessary in Burkina Faso.

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