Burkina Faso President Criticizes Macron's Remarks on African Leaders

burkina faso - Burkina Faso President Ibrahim Traore criticizes French President Emmanuel Macron for his derogatory remarks on African leaders.

Burkina Faso President Ibrahim Traore criticized French President Emmanuel Macron for his remarks on African leaders, stating that they were derogatory, 'This gentleman sees Africa and Africans in this way. We are not considered as humans in his eyes,' said President Traore.

President Traore responded to Macron's statement that African leaders forget to thank France by saying, 'If we want to break away from these colonial powers, we need to terminate the agreements. If there is an ungrateful person, it is him. France exists today thanks to our ancestors. They should be grateful to us.'

French President Macron made remarks on January 6 during the Ambassadors Conference in Paris about the presence of French troops in Africa, emphasizing that France did not withdraw but instead continued on a new path.

Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko responded to Macron's statement by emphasizing that the decision to close the French base in Senegal was made by Senegal itself, stating, 'For Senegal, this claim is completely false. There have been no negotiations on the issue so far, and Senegal has used its own will as a free, independent, and sovereign country.'

Chad's Foreign Minister and Government Spokesperson Abderaman Koulamallah stated that French leaders need to learn to respect the African peoples, especially reminding that Chad played a critical role in the liberation of France during World War II.