Pan-Africanists to March in Solidarity with Burkina Faso’s Captain Traoré in Ghana
The march, dubbed "WalkWithTraoré" is an activism campaign against Western government interference in the affairs of sovereign African nations.
Nkrumahist Movement – Economic Fighters League (EFL) is set to embark on a solidarity march for Burkina Faso’s President Captain Ibrahim Traoré in Accra.
Dubbed “WalkWithTraoré”, the march is an activism campaign against Western government interference in the affairs of sovereign African nations.
The march will be held on May 25, 2025, to commemorate Africa Liberation Day.
Ernesto Yeboah, the Movement’s leader, in an interview with Mike FM, emphasised the need for Pan-African solidarity with the people of Burkina Faso.
“The rest of Africa must rise in active solidarity to defend Burkina Faso’s right to self-determination, expose imperialist plots, and be ready to stand with her by any means necessary. Our freedom is one.” He urged.
“Whenever Africa raises a leader brave enough to break our chains, imperialism strikes to break them down. But we are not spectators in this war — we are soldiers of freedom, and we will not retreat, we will not surrender.” Yeboah added.
The United States, through AFRICOM, has accused Captain Traoré of using Burkina Faso’s gold reserves for personal protection rather than the welfare of its people.
This statement has received condemnation from Pan-Africanists who describe it as false and an interference of the West in African nations’ affairs.
South African opposition Party, Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) described the comments as “a blatant attempt to undermine Burkina Faso’s sovereignty and control over its natural resources due to their imperialist greed.”
The EFF says, it supports Captain Traoré’s efforts to reclaim Burkina Faso’s gold for the benefit of its people and to resist neo-colonial pressures.
At 36, Captain Ibrahim Traoré is the world’s youngest president, since ousting his predecessor, Paul-Henri Damiba, in September 2022, Captain Traore has taken radical measures, including nationalising two gold mines and stopping exporting unrefined gold to Europe, instead inaugurating a national gold refinery expected to process 150 tonnes annually.
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