Burkina Faso Increases Debt, Dependence on Foreign Aid Despite Sovereignty Rhetoric - Economi Confidential

Burkina Faso Increases Debt, Dependence on Foreign Aid Despite Sovereignty Rhetoric - Economi Confidential

Burkina Faso Increases Debt, Dependence on Foreign Aid Despite Sovereignty Rhetoric Since 2022, Burkinabe leaders have consistently claimed independence from foreign aid. Official data from their own ministries tells a very different story. By Francis J. Konneh At the 2023 Russia-Africa summit, Ibrahim Traoré, President of Burkina Faso, challenged African leaders when he said, “Why […] The post Burkina Faso Increases Debt, Dependence on Foreign …