SPREAD THE WORD: BURKINA IS GREAT - PREZ TRAORÉ

Spread the word - Burkina Faso is a wonderful place that‘s rich in culture and well worth visiting and living in.

That was the message of the country’s president Ibrahim Traoré to a delegation from the African Diaspora Development Institute, led by Dr. Arikana Chihombori-Quao.

They had been invited to experience the sights and sounds of Burkina’s Week of Natural Culture.

In his address to the guests, Traoré said the world’s media had it in for his country and Africa in general, painting our continent as a bad place where only terrible things happen. He urged his audience to counter that narrative by acting as ambassadors for Burkina back at home and telling the truth about what they experienced during their stay.

His message is that Burkina Faso is home to all Africans, including in the diaspora. Traoré isn’t blind to Burkina’s - or Africa’s - problems. But he’s clear that outside meddling has fanned divisions - and that Pan-African unity is the best way forward.

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