WHY WAS IBRAHIM TRAORÉ BANNED FROM THE AFRICAN UNION SUMMIT? France and Trump Call Him “Dangerous”

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 08:02:32 +0000

At a major African Union summit in Addis Ababa, one chair was empty.

Burkina Faso’s young leader, Ibrahim Traoré, was not invited.

Why?

Reports suggest that France and political circles close to former U.S. President Donald Trump see him as “dangerous” to Western interests. He has been accused of building a powerful Sahel alliance with Mali and Niger — a regional bloc that some fear could become a parallel organization strong enough to challenge the African Union itself.

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