⚓⚙️ The Young Isaias Afwerki ⚙️⚓
Burkina Faso's President, Ibrahim Traoré, has rejected foreign aid, particularly loans from the IMF and World Bank, and has rejected offers like malaria drugs from Bill Gates. He argues that Africa has the resources for self-reliance and that dependence on foreign loans creates "financial slavery" and hinders economic development. This stance is also influenced by past leaders like Thomas Sankara, and Eritrea's current President Isaias Afwerki, from whom Ibrahim Traoré draws his inspiration, who also advocated for self-sufficiency and rejected aid they believed fostered dependency.
