
Just a few weeks ago, a US senator reported how USAID funding has been used for years to find terrorist activities. The news wasn't really a shock because history has shown that the West has committed several acts of destabilization in its own interests. This news brings to mind the treacherous acts of service against Traore to overthrow him and destabilize Burkina Faso. One such treacherous attempt was uncovered some weeks ago in Burkina Faso where a foreign agent was caught with billions of CFA Franc trying to woo the Burkinabe military to overthrow Traore. This was not just about attempting to overthrow Traore but also a test of the soldier's loyalty. But the question is “Was it successful? Let's find out.
In a recent interview, President Traore said something striking. He said “When we revolted in 2022, a lot of officers who trained in France were immediately contacted to take action because they were trained in France to serve its interest. They do not train them to serve their countries. In many African states, there are plenty of these officers. God knows how many of them are patriots”. Now, this statement is quite deep and reflects what happened a few weeks ago.
As part of France culture, French military advisors in African countries occasionally chose soldiers whom they sent to France for military training. We have always thought that it was just a mere training. But as Traore revealed, these soldiers were trained to betray their countries and serve France's interests. It was this same category of soldiers that were contacted by France to take action against Traore when he organized the coup. But thankfully, they did not succeed.
Now, the reason we are bringing this up is in relation to what happened a few weeks ago. A plot was uncovered by the Burkinabe authorities which involved a foreign agent, 5 billion CFA Franc, and some members of the Burkinabe soldiers. Perhaps, the foreign agent felt that the soldiers he would meet would be those who were trained in France that would readily betray their country. But he was wrong. So, what exactly happened?