Burkina Faso: When the imperialist strategy of discord reveals its exhaustion
Burkina Faso is navigating a decisive chapter in its contemporary history. Having withstood attempts at armed destabilization, the exhaustion of instrumentalized terrorism, and the collapse of externally orchestrated coups, the nation now faces a more insidious and dangerous maneuver: the cynical exploitation of identity-based fault lines to fracture national unity. The objective is clear; to break a nation standing tall, a people reconciled with their sovereignty, and a determined path of rupture with the imperial order.
This strategy is not original. It follows a well-worn playbook, applied elsewhere with tragic consequences in the past.
Today, the same architects of chaos and merchants of hatred seek to import this destructive blueprint into Burkina Faso.
It is a classic case of divide and rule: fragment to regain control, pit the sons and daughters of the same soil against each other to neutralize an emancipatory national project.
But the Burkina Faso of 2026 is no blank slate. The Burkinabe people have matured through hardship.
They understand that the war imposed upon them is not only military but also narrative, psychological, and identitarian.
In attempting to stoke ethnic tensions, imperial forces reveal their growing anxiety.
They recognize that the sovereign choice championed by Captain Ibrahim Traoré has shattered false equilibriums, recentered the state, and restored meaning to national dignity.
Above all, they know this choice rests upon a solid, conscious, and determined popular foundation.
In the face of this offensive, vigilance is not a moral option but a strategic imperative. Every citizen is now a bulwark.
Every responsible word is an act of national defense. Solidarity among communities, collective intelligence, and the rejection of stigmatizing rhetoric are the surest weapons against the fratricidal war that others are promoting from distant capitals.
In this decisive battle, the imperial maneuvers will fail. They will fail because they underestimate the historical depth of the Burkinabe people, their memory of struggle, and their ability to recognize the enemy behind the mask.
They will fail because a people standing tall, conscious of their destiny, can no longer be divided. The unity of Burkina Faso is not negotiable; it is the very condition of its reclaimed sovereignty.
Cédric KABORE
