Burkina Faso: The World’s Most-Neglected War

Discover the dire situation in Burkina Faso, where 60% of the nation is controlled by Islamist rebels. This underreported crisis is reshaping West Africa, with immense suffering and global implications.
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[@michaeladu6120]

I'm over here in Ghana and I felt shivers down my spine when you said that 60% of Burkina Faso has fallen!!! Literally no one in my country is talking about the fact that we may be facing a potential refugee crisis in the near future. Or even worse, sharing borders with an Islamist state.

[@TechArena247]

I am less than an hour ride to the border in Ghana here, and yet you hardly hear anything in the news.

[@user-bd7dn6yt8b]

No problem, Pakistan 🇵🇰 exist next to Afghanistan.

[@punksoab]

I think it's because politicians tell themselves "maybe nothing will happen." Same thing happened to us in the US. When Venezuela collapsed because of the embargo against them, a lot of Americans didn't talk about it and those that did said that it was deserved. Now we are completely overwhelmed with refugees and instead of recognizing our fault in the crisis, we are crying. I'd you keep ignoring today, you will pay double tomorrow

[@gamerjaqi7873]

And the jihadists murdering Nigerian Christian’s people. I’ve heard about that quite a bit.

[@michaeladu6120]

@@TechArena247 It's election season. This should be the main topic and yet we're stuck with all these corruption scandals.

[@jamesnonn8794]

Really appreciate when you put maps on screen, there's quite a few videos that talk about so many different countries and Nations at once that it tends to get confusing. The more maps the better

[@riskinhos]

it's great for americans which are stupid enough not to know how to point out usa on the world map. which is the main audience of this videos. the rest of the world doesn't need the maps

[@ruaidhrineville2100]

I feel u bro 👊

[@TheYuvimon]

Ha! I immediately knew where in Africa Burkina Faso is and it only took me hundreds of hours of playing world-geography-games :D

[@johnhouston9764]

Upper Volta when it was a French colony.

[@riskinhos]

@@TheYuvimon doesn't take a game for any normal kid from a developed and civilised nation to know where it is.

[@perryg6838]

"it's not a 25 minute video; it's their lives." Really powerful, and I felt guilty I was thinking of the broader geopolitical implications than of their suffering.

[@kellscorner1130]

So you gave in to emotional attacks, weakling.

[@Mma-basement-215]

Same

[@Jason-gg4lm]

I feel nothing, but I did have an amazing leftover Reuben sandwich 😀

[@Comm0ut]

Those implications are real and should be considered. Emotion is for those too weak to think clearly. These horrible countries are self-ruining however sad those on the losing side may appear. Nations are people and failed nations are failed people.

[@chukwunonsoegbunike4671]

trust me most Burkinabé and i know a bunch are happy with Traore and look forward to see if he can deliver on his numerous promises. Rwanda had to take a step back before it went forward and that usually the case when u cut off corrupt ppl with influence away from their source of thievery. France was bleeding those countries dry with the help of such kind and their expulsion impacted their pockets, thus why they will create conflicts with the imperalist to reestablish that status quo, which creates what's going on here. However, this guy is quick to call them rebels just like they initially called Kagame a rebel but don't care as long as its Europeans benefitting from an agreement. France for example under the former regime was taking most of the gold mined in the country to be refined in France, and the agreement only granted 5% of revenue back to Burkina. you never see any of them make a video calling France rebels or the initial leaders rebel for shorting their nationals so bad, but soon as strong leaders get tired of their bs, and try to do right by their ppl, they get the rebel title, so they can use that as a ploy to create conflict under the guise of fighting rebels so they reinstate the status quo

[@walnzell9328]

Media: There is a civil war in Africa. Potential viewers: That's not news. That's always happening. Media: This isn't profitable. Throw all news about this in the garbage and start talking about celebrity gossip instead.

[@1Bearsfan]

I mean, it's true. News would be, OMG, there's an African country NOT actively slaughtering it's own people! Now, that would be news.

[@SharpWits2013]

Yeah pretty much. When he did a video on assassinations, nearly every single one he listed was from Africa...

[@georgehilario3544]

why would I care for a people who is a victim in every country it inhabits ? Unstable people, they have native mind

[@wesleybrehm9386]

To be fair, in the 40 years of my life I can’t remember a time when at least one nation in Africa wasn’t in a civil war.

[@walnzell9328]

@@wesleybrehm9386 That's the point.

[@bobbybill8323]

This channel is a blessing, I’m an American and the last time I had even heard of Burkina Faso might’ve been over 10 years ago on a middle school geography test, so much of us around the world couldn’t even point to the country on a map, which is heartbreaking when there’s so much suffering going on there, thank you so much to bringing attention to these issues when the global media neglects to do so

[@Reallydumbtakes]

He purposefully goes out of his way to not mention the crimes of France and Europe that were still occurring. Even three days ago Ukraine gave vital information to jihadist to kill government soldiers.

[@cynthiapowers8139]

And from the same person I go to for dick jokes.

[@howardmoss7522]

If you want to know some facts on Burkina faso check out inter vlog what your hearing from this lier is propaganda what a joker but can you amagin if people actually believe him nato un eu usa would be kill thousands and thousands of people who love their present of Burkina faso Ibrahim traore the same thing what is happening to gazer will happen to these lovely people lovely country but may be that is what you want more blood shed stay the hell out and let them govern their own or is it You can't bear to see black people rise We don't need your aid full stop

[@Jason-gg4lm]

Sorry but your guilt trip failed to elicit anything but laughter 😂

[@maxjohnson8738]

It's all a lie.... If you can't get what you want, you make up lies. SHAMEFUL

[@yourstrulybostonyourstruly3185]

One small KZbin channel my a**, you guys are bringing awareness to the issues around the world, and as an American (with Nigerian roots) it’s rare if EVER we hear about the issues in Africa or the West Indies. We appreciate you my guy ✊🏾.

[@zacharythomas8617]

Bless.

[@tornadoboy7]

Glad to finally hear someone talk about Burkina Faso's problems.

[@coldestshooter8904]

​@aemyay5169 there's a war and genocide everywhere you look on thus planet no one's looks away or turning a blind eye just if you can't fix or solve the problems you got you don't add to them and it's all perspective every side has there reasons and I'm not defending anyone's actions of any nation just who are you or anyone else to tell others how to manage there home and live there life

[@billyyank5807]

​@@aemyay5169 what about what about what about.......we can do this all day.

[@ruaidhrineville2100]

What are you waffling about

[@RussetPotato]

@@coldestshooter8904 yes just who are you to tell us not to tell others how to live. lols go touch grass yo

[@coldestshooter8904]

@RussetPotato I can tell that comment took all your brain power and bearly makes sense.

[@Kaltagstar96]

God, imagine being a Burkina Faso civilian and you're caught between a military junta and the local branches of IS and Al Qaeda. It's one of the VERY few cases where the military junta who conscripts 60 year old journalists to the front lines might be the least worse option.

[@fredrikr6280]

Why did they send a 60 year old journalist to the front line?..there is a reason.

[@kingkayfabe5358]

Don't worry. According to Pan-Africanists, the great revolutionary Ibrahim Traore and the new Sahel alliance is going to fix all those problems

[@TahsanHasan-x7q]

​@@kingkayfabe5358lol

[@akend4426]

@fredrikr6280 Because he was critical of the military junta and it’s mishandling of the insurgency.

[@cheikbxlls1519]

@@Kaltagstar96 Burkinabe here livin in the Us i was there’s last year and let me tell you that i was safe and most importantly i party hard and went to the villages see my peoples He exceeded people expectations and we thankful for Ibrahim Traore 🤝🏾❤️🇧🇫

[@peingenakale4455]

Lads, make sure your country doesn’t get featured on Warographics😂😂 All love from Namibia!!

[@calebbean1384]

Too late lol

[@patrickmunneke8348]

😂🤣

[@ballenboy]

Good for you.Try to not overpopulate and create misery and instability like most of Africa.

[@047Kenny]

Lmfaooo stay safe brother. Love from the US

[@FlagWaverFlagBearer]

​@@ballenboyLoool is this some pretense that the west doesnt create most of the misery and instability in the world?

[@jerrytuxman4421]

Man, I know you probably don’t read these comments, but I do appreciate you bringing these stories to us. I have never even heard of this place. You give me new things to pray about every time. It seems everyday we are seeing new wars and rumors of wars. May peace come to power soon.

[@varalys]

Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.

[@jerrytuxman4421]

@@varalys There are many signs. It is best that we pray and be prepared

[@Trideastros]

​@@jerrytuxman4421 Nations and Kingdoms have arised and perished since we've built them. But this is the first time in history that we have nuclear bombs so at least the apocalypse will happen fast👀

[@varalys]

@@jerrytuxman4421 I'm an atheist but I am drawn towards end times narratives. Bible has a pretty vivid one.

[@JesseJoyce-cj2xg]

Don’t take your religion too literally, it never ends well. It’s fine and can be very good to look to the Bible for guidance (especially the gospels, and the things that Jesus himself said), but don’t read too much into Revelation. Look to the message of love and peace, but don’t get pulled into fundamentalism. Compassionate and rational Buddhists, Vaisnavas, Muslims, Zoroastrians, etc., are essentially reading the same thing as you in their holy books, if you just replace some of the names, places and proper nouns.

[@-C0mr4d3_C0VID]

I mean, when you consider all the current conflicts in Africa alone (Libya, Sudan, South Sudan, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Western Sahara, Somalia, DRC, CAR, Cameroon, Ethiopia, and I’m sure I’ve forgotten some more), Burkina Faso just seems like one more conflict in a continent full of them. There’s an attitude of “A conflict in Africa? What else is new?”

[@Akech101]

South Sudan conflict is long over, since 2020.

[@sirshauniv511]

It's the neglected wars that are always the worst, because people always underestimate anything they don't see on the news. Thanks for covering this.

[@YT-xk5jl]

Mind your damn business.

[@kamarikucheza]

​@@YT-xk5jl SHUT UP

[@Royce16727]

Thank you for covering this story, which would otherwise be lost in the seemingly never ending stream of crises. Your work is appreciated!

[@batprime1177]

Hey Warographics! There's another recent event you could report on. France recently regonized Western Sahara as part of Morocco, angering Algeria

[@Junje-ri9jo]

Why is Ukraine aiding and assisting the terrorist in the Sahel?

[@codymorrison5906]

😮

[@hisvin]

It's irrelevant. And this is just a reaction of the hatred of Algeria against France (drop the French language, verse in the hymn hostile to France (Eternal ennemy), link to Russia, propaganda from Russia, immigration very strong and lot of criminals Algeria refuse to take back...). It's logical when Algeria do everything to antagonize France, France will go to a more friendly country.

[@MrIansmitchell]

🇺🇸 recognized Western Sahara as Morocco🇲🇦, subsequently Morocco recognized Israel 🇮🇱

[@awibs57]

Agreed, Western Sahara should be talked about in general

[@sebbvell3426]

All my love to Burkina Faso 🇧🇫 from Venezuela 🇻🇪

[@johnwinter7597]

Looks just like your country

[@sebbvell3426]

@@johnwinter7597 yes it does

[@leszekwolkowski9856]

@@johnwinter7597 except that for one country it'll stay as it always was whereas for the other country 15-50 years from now, there's a chance that it can return to a civilized state.

[@majidmoro3866]

I had no idea it was this bad honestly like you said it isn't being reported at all and I live in Ghana we are neighbors and most if not everyone know exactly what's happening in Burkina Faso. Thank you for covering this

[@noahrenken3773]

Please let me edit the audio, Simon. I’m an audio engineer and I will do it for free. These vocals are way too harsh. The highs are way too present and your “S” and “T”s are overpowering. I am going to keep commenting and die on this hill until the audio is fixed because I care about the quality of your content and want it to be as good as possible.

[@kiin.offiiciial]

i know you’re seeing this, Simon.

[@poortasteinporn]

I couldn't get through the first minute of this video for exactly this reason. Excruciating. Buddy must be doing his editing with some skullkandy earbuds

[@-Osiris-]

Commenting to boost this comment.

[@poortasteinporn]

@@noahrenken3773 seriously Simon please

[@ShaqItGood]

Agree!! It’s hard to listen to but have to suffer through it because information is more important.

[@TheAznSpace]

The amount you’ve been posting is phenomenal keep it up brother 🫡

[@kanenulty3046]

I get what you mean mad that the worlds this on fire that he basically gets a video daily

[@GrimDoesMineCraft]

@@kanenulty3046yeah it’s a little scary

[@prim16]

The fact that I follow geopolitics closely, and my first reaction to this video's thumbnail was "There's a war in Burkina Faso?"

[@phuckpootube6231]

Just maybe... You are very good friend's of Dunning and Kruger.

[@wataman5669]

Because you don’t really watch World geopolitics you watch Western politics

[@prim16]

@@wataman5669 I do try to follow conflicts globally, namely ones in Africa and Asia, but I cannot really control the fact that most English-speaking news sources skew towards conflicts that affect the West.

[@derrickthewhite1]

This one was really stealthy. I do my best to follow world politics, I actually followed Tigray pretty closely, but this wasn't on my radar. Its a pretty old conflict, which I think is part of the reason. And its right next to some other conflicts that get more press, like Mali. Sometimes civil wars simmer, and sometimes they boil. *I really don't think its a coincidence that all of Africa's conflicts right now seem to share borders with each other.

[@riggsmarkham922]

I knew that Islamist insurgencies were a problem all over the Sahel, including in Burkina Faso, but I thought it was closer to a Boko Haram-Nigeria situation (where they brutally control some territory, but aren't really an existential threat to the state) rather than a full-on civil war (more like the CAR). I kept up with some of the news surrounding the coup, but after that, I hadn't heard much of anything about Burkina Faso. I guess I had just assumed the situation was stable; I guess that's not true.

[@Fernando5455Jr]

Thank you, Simon, for reporting this horrible tragedy. Indeed, if it weren’t for you and your team, I would have never known about this, and I consider myself a well-informed individual.

[@yuupblaze6531]

Thank you for informing us. My dad is from Burkina and I had absolutely no idea. I’ve always hoped to be able to visit his home country 😣

[@samadams4751]

youtube, Ibrahim Traore's Achievements by August 2024 Will Blow Your Mind , Burkina is doing amazing, start listening to Burkina news and not some white guys lies.

[@opiniwise]

There is a war in Burkina Faso? I never knew, and I'm from Nigeria. Thank Simon 😮😮

[@billyyank5807]

Been going on for years. Islamic state and al-qaeda terrorizing the people, kidnapping women and young girls. Ethnic cleansing. It's not good.

[@msheliaadams9405]

his reports are widely innacurate and straight up exagerated

[@Fireballun]

​@@msheliaadams9405there isn't war in Burkina Faso?

[@Fireballun]

​@@msheliaadams9405also, I haven't seen a single bad video from Morris

[@msheliaadams9405]

@@Fireballun terrorist no longer have control of any province in burkina faso , they have largely been hammered to the border region between benin burkina

[@catherinehowell2163]

Brings back memories of when I had to do a report and speech about Burkina Faso back in middle school World Geography…I’ve rarely heard the word “Bukinabe” since. Thanks, Simon! And God bless and help that poor country!

[@ignitionfrn2223]

1:15 - Chapter 1 - Neglected crisis 4:55 - Chapter 2 - The cities & the sieges 10:10 - Chapter 3 - Men with guns 13:40 - Chapter 4 - Local militias 17:20 - Chapter 5 - Where next ?

[@-Osiris-]

You the real MVP

[@an0mndr]

Not the first I've heard you mention it though, Simon! Keep up the great work!

[@Dorench]

Genuine thank you for bringing this to our attention Simon and the writing staff. Honestly hadn't heard of this conflict!

[@ikechukwuokafor4092]

The French together with the EU was helping them out but the military junta kicked them out and replaced them with Wagner.

[@pomperidus]

Wait for bots to still blame the French…

[@FarsightAE]

@@pomperidus They already are lol. Apparently the first government were french puppets, then the first coup were french puppets too and of course all the rebels and extremists are french funded(with russian made weapons somehow). All they ever do is blame france for everything.

[@masonarmand8988]

@@pomperidusi mean they kicked them out for a reason lol

[@pomperidus]

@@masonarmand8988 which is?

[@TheOlegangalee]

And did not make any difference, nor increased security, not in Burkina Faso, not in Niger and not in Mali. I will ask for any significant EU or French military victory prior to 2020 to prove your point.

[@sizor3ds]

Long live Ibrahim Traore!!! 🇧🇫🇧🇫🇧🇫🇧🇫 he’s got the spirit of Thomas Sankara!!!

[@deborahakinyemi1693]

Pres. Traore is a God Send to Burkina Faso! Anyone ( African) who isn't Sleep walking knows that ad a Fact! Viva Pres. Traore!!!

[@Northidahoshorts]

Thank you, Simon for covering topics that most people would steer clear of you are truly a man of the people

[@Nick2Stix]

at a certain point we just don't have enough resources to help everybody. In the near future, a lot of countries will completely collapse and nobody will be able to help.

[@fredrikr6280]

Depends on where these recources come from. 30% of french energy is powered by Niger uranium..yet 80% of Niger has no power.

[@SafetySpooon]

We would if we didn't allow billionaires to suck up all the money.

[@woodchild2093]

There are plenty of resources, it's just the will to use them on poor black people imo

[@BiggieTrismegistus]

​@@woodchild2093Your opinion is purile. The French had forces Burkina Faso to help fight the Islamist insurgency...until they wear kicked out by Burkinabe junta last year. The problem with "helping" Africa is many of the issues facing the countries there can't be fixed by outsiders. Plus, any country that decides to help will eventually be used as a scapegoat for all the continuing problems. So not only will the help not solve anything but it also allows countries to incorrectly keep blaming the white devil for everything that's wrong. I saw a post yesterday by a Burkinabe blaming France for Burkina Faso's lack of economic development. I'd argue that the country having one of the lowest literacy rates is a much bigger factor. Burkina Faso also has one the highest percentage of polygamous marriage in the world and polygamy is an social and economic disaster for any society. Instead of dealing with the true underlying causes it's easier to just blame Dwight Mann.

[@ianshaver8954]

It’s not just a matter of resources. Solving these things usually requires military action.

[@csansolo]

Why intervene? To be called a colonialist? No thanks.

[@The_Lunch_Man]

This seems to be the fear. Western nations won't intervene in Africa because they don't want to be seen as colonialist, and often, African leaders will invite them and then turn around and call them colonists. So for better or worse, western leaders have just walked away. And then African countries drink up Russian and Chinese propaganda and end up dependant of them through favours and debt traps.

[@howardmoss7522]

Yes stay the hel out colonisers

[@YT-xk5jl]

We don’t need your help Mind your business. You pathetic imperialists secretly fund these wars and create these problems in our continent then you turn around and pretend to be heroes. Stay out!

[@lemont64]

Yeah....stay the fuck out

[@Sene_-wf2py]

Bye colonisers

[@timothythompson3042]

Warographics been on it this past week! Lots of uploads thanks Simon!

[@ovpbyking9785]

I always love your videos. Keep it up :) ❤️

[@Endsomniac]

You’re wrong about the state in Burkina Faso. The army there has complete control of their airspace and are slowly but surely eliminating the rebels.

[@osiris7800]

Africa needs to sort out it's own problems. European involvement in Africa is no longer acceptable for obvious reasons.

[@ballenboy]

I think Europe should also look over it's policy of taking refugees from Africa. Since the African population is projected to quadruple until the end of the century. Lots of wars, crisises and misery abound.

[@SafetySpooon]

Stop pretending that most of Africa's problems don't have their roots in European interference.

[@ballenboy]

@@SafetySpooon Every country has been interfered by other countries, their neighbors or far away empires. This is universal and should not give reason to pity or demands for restitution.

[@clintit1]

@@SafetySpooonwomp womp that’s the story of human civilization. Literally nobody cares bro.

[@oriont6944]

Why do people keep saying this as if people are expecting Europe to come 😂

[@88thSeigeArmy]

'Heavy hitters like the BBC' 😂😂😂 You think ?

[@marijn8057]

There's something wrong with the mic, the "s" sounds very sharp which causes me to turn the volume down a lot.

[@larry25499]

It's just poor editing not the mic. Needs to use the de's'er tool

[@larry25499]

Noticed this on older videos

[@larry25499]

Editing* sound mixing*

[@marcelozerbini5411]

Not being too blunt, but in the top of my mind there's Venezuela, Ukraine, Haiti, and Sudan in crisis with people being killed right now. I'm sorry to hear about Burkina though, but there is a limit to how much tragedy brain can juggle at the same time

[@marcelozerbini5411]

Forgot about Palestine and Israel. See what I'm talking about? The world is too messed up to be updated about every godforsaken tragedy. Speaking about our creator, I'm developing an anger towards god. Funny, I used to be an atheist. But after being exhausted of this world I state that if there's a creator he must be an extremely sadistic demon

[@guywhodid9113]

You forgot about Myanmar and northern China and North Korea, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka only to name a few but if there is ultimate evil there must be ultimate Good dont let them get your loosh bro.

[@urgadurga]

For the average person, yea that's definitely overwhelming. But I assume the people who gravitate to channels like this have a genuine interest in trying to learn about as much of the world as they can, despite the fact that there is an absolute titanic tsunami of information to sift through. Oh also: Bangladesh, Mali (really the Sahel as a whole), Myanmar, Ethiopia and the Congo. Just to name a few more... I do respect the people who take the time to learn about the conflicts of the world, so that those people's suffering does not get forgotten.

[@dragonfire3727]

Yeah the west is truly blessed, these scenes of violence sounds impossible, but in reality much of the world is like this.

[@marcelozerbini5411]

@@urgadurga yeah you got a point. And I'm just tired. I'm really tired. For some reason the question in the thumbnail pissed me off

[@drknss0082]

Great coverage as always keep these videos coming👍

[@frankreads8618]

Lordy mercy, reality is depressing.

[@xelaander8429]

Everytime I see an article saying a war in Africa is forgotten but as an African living in West Africa I hear about it all the time, I remember I'm not the demographic they're talking about

[@Raygamamaama1234]

Half of Africa is dying, sadly,and we dont hear every day because we have war at our doorstep far more dangerous for the whole humanity...

[@myhnea92]

Why is no one speaking about the fact that it's also a cleansing of Christians from those areas at play here?

[@poortasteinporn]

I love this channel but man the audio on this one is really rough and I tapped out within the first minute. It's just PSHPSHSSHSPPSPSPSPS!!!

[@thedescendingangeldancer]

Thank you for bringing attentive to this.

[@georgeclontd4984]

African politics as usual since the 1980s. Unfortunate but true.

[@billyyank5807]

Before that.

[@georgeclontd4984]

@@billyyank5807 Before the 1980s are what I call ' The Good Old Days.

[@josephgriffin2388]

Communism (ANC) in S. Africa to this...Africans just don't know how to take care of themselves. They ALWAYS make 5he wrong choice.

[@natashamuir2291]

I beg to differ

[@TheAntiburglar]

I can legitimately say the only reason I knew about the crisis in Burkina Faso before this video is because you've reported on it before. This is one of the most important news sources, let alone KZbin channels, in the world today.

[@Ragin0Cajun]

This man puts in the work of 4 historians, 7 reporters and 12 underwriters. Much respect for your effort and content!

[@goobawhoba]

Actually he just reads a script and other people do the research and writing for him. Ignorant ass.

[@richardaubrecht2822]

It's quite easy job if you have a basement full of writers and researchers...

[@nicholasbrown668]

how? all he does is regurgitate news articles and half the time he gets most of what he says wrong (his ukraine propaganda series is a big one)

[@billyyank5807]

Fun fact: he has those exact people on staff.

[@CantHandleThisCanYa]

The man reads a teleprompter into which the work of his research and writing teams is compiled.

[@emilyking9558]

Wow, I thought I was fairly well informed. But never heard of this conflict.. thank you for covering it

[@juma8738]

A lot of misinformation. However, I don't expect much from these vessels. 😂 We stand with Traore!!

[@TradesByVert]

Look at these ignorant comments-some people deserve to be lied to. 😆

[@deborahakinyemi1693]

Absolutely!! VIVA Pres. Traore!!

[@Marvin-ut4xs]

Facts , this guy is just a bald headed lieing 😈.

[@patrickhallermann3844]

Thanks to Simon and the team for bringing this much neglected conflict to everyone's attention, even if it is not popular to talk about this issue.

[@Nausea-n6n]

Let them deal with thier own problems.

[@SamtheIrishexan]

Interventions should be carefully planned but we destabilized Northern Africa and the Middle East and that has spread. May have been intentional but you have to have some humanity. Or in the very least you want access to those resources.

[@calebbean1384]

Seems like that's what we're doing 🤷

[@SamtheIrishexan]

Also its worth noting this is our problem in the West as mass illegal migration comes from these places and many of them Jihadis which is gonna be a problem.

[@vo7414]

It will be the West's problem in due time. These countries were giving the West resources for far below market value. Eventually as ISIS/Chinese/Russians take these resources for themselves, the West will feel the financial impact. There is also a security component as some of these countries export Uranium. I bet you thought the West was there out of the kindness of their hearts or something lol.

[@cheikbxlls1519]

ohhh shut up. We being dealing with our own thing it’s the west that always come and ruin it

[@VnazT]

War on the Rocks is the best pod. Happy to see it referenced here!

[@zizoushifty1483]

I thought Burkina Faso and new military "Pan-Africanist" dictator Ibrabim Traore were saving West Africa lmao. Nobody is talking about what's happening on the ground in Burkina Faso, they're too focused on ideology. As a West African myself im happy to see someone reporting on the reality of the consequences of the military led coups instead of glorifying military government takeovers just because they say they hate France(who absolutely deserves the hate, don't get me wrong, France has screwed us over). People are completely ignoring the reality and the negative consequences that average Burkinabé has to deal with because their leaders chose their feelings over the well being of the country.

[@parodyclip36]

Hating France and begging for their help at the same time is wild. The french soldiers who lost their lives in the Sahel got no respect whatsoever and Africans asked them to leave like they were the reasons for Islamist rise. The French left, all the region is crumbling, islamism is rising, countries are torn between corruption led militaries, brutal russian contractors and merciless jihadist. They got to deal with it

[@Frostchris4121]

​​@@parodyclip36 Let's talk about the elephant in the room which is the fact that africa doesn't manufacture any weapons, so the question is where are these jihadists getting their weapons supply from?? I know for a fact that it isn't from the Russians or Chinese, because if that was the case then western media and their shills all over social media definitely wouldn't shut up about it. And of course besides the Russians or the Chinese, we all know who the other biggest weapons manufacturers are, and we also know who has the most military bases on the continent.👀

[@abdoulayeguigma3378]

​@@parodyclip36en tuant Kadhafi les français ont causé tout ce chaos.par ici personne n'a oublié ce fait déclencheur de l engrenage.

[@abdoulayeguigma3378]

Regard extérieur très loin de la réalité que nous vivons..le Burkina fait face a une guerre existencielle.l ennemis est implacable et a encore massacré plus d 200 personnes aujourd'hui même.le patriotisme exacerbé que ceux d l extérieur comme vous dénoncer est le seul moyen de rassembler le peuple pour ce battre ou malheureusement disparaître.et dans ce cas il passerons aux pays côtiers voisins.si la digue que constitue le Burkina lâche ils se deverserons vers le Bénin Togo côté d ivoire.je suis pas sur que cesbays ferons mieux que le Burkina.

[@parodyclip36]

@@abdoulayeguigma3378 La chute de Gaddafi n'est pas imputable seulement à la France. Sans la France et la coalition de l'OTAN, les rebelles auraient quand même déclenché la guerre civile et Gaddafi aurait très bien pu être renversé sans intervention extérieure. Le manque de projet a long terme à été désastreux pour la région mais la plupart des acteurs de la région étaient déjà en place avant la guerre civile. La chute de Gaddafi n'a été l'engrenage de rien du tout, la situation était déjà instable, ça a aggravé la situation certes mais les problèmes existaient déjà. AQMI existait déjà et n'a pas attendu la chute de la Lybie pour se faire sa part du gâteau. Vous aimez beaucoup trop prendre Gaddafi pour l'homme providence de l'Afrique. Petit rappel que Gaddafi soutenait les dictatures africaines et offraient des armes à qui le voulait, en plus de son invasion de l'Égypte et du Chad.

[@max.harvroom]

well put conclusion, Simon. thank you for the video. it feels like this happens in such a far away places, but it can, and will, come home really quickly.

[@deborahakinyemi1693]

You will regret your Thanking this guy when you wake up and discover the truth...especially about Burkina Faso & the AES! Do your OWN research & NOT rely on this puppet vlogger of the Imperialist West! You'll be very happy that you did!

[@GREENDEVIL2001]

One question you haven't asked is what were the Americans and French doing for the last 12 years. America had the largest airbase in that region flying drones, and the French.......?

[@gilmoreskeen1234]

He won't dare to ask that question because he is being paid to spew false info about Burkina Faso.

[@kananisha]

On a roll this week!

[@andreanaylor4773]

This is absolutely devastating!!! The news has never covered this. I'm lost for words

[@Constantine0290]

Simon spoiling us😜

[@claireastral4429]

"obviously there are plenty of other wars out there" The way you just casually say that just hits different.

[@kevinpankanin6222]

Know Islam, no peace No Islam, know peace.

[@kevinmulcahy7991]

Great lesson as always, Professor!

[@thewb8329]

The rest of the world doesn’t care if it doesn’t affect us in some regard. It doesn’t affect our access to oil or global trade or become a threat to us in some other way. Life is precious except when something more important to us gets in the way

[@josephgriffin2388]

If the West were to step in: "COLONIALISTS!!" "RACISTS" "SLAVERS" Is what we would get in return. DISHONEST TRAPDOOR ARGUMENTS ALL AROUND!!

[@milkwad]

Some are lucky to be born in a first world country with running water and good healthcare and others are born in a country of constant warring or famine or dictatorship, life sure is a roll of the dice.

[@micahistory]

last time I was this early, Burkina Faso didn't exist

[@ValkyrieofNOLA]

The best weapon against war and violence from corrupt monsters is knowl. Videos like these are one step closer to teaching the world about the realities faced by our fellow humans in places we aren’t even aware of. Thx for your service and for educating the masses about things that actually matter

[@tam1641]

🤡🤡🤡

[@SuiLagadema]

The problem with african conflict's coverage is that it's been the same for the last 120 years. I don't think I can recall any decade from the 1900s up in which there wasn't a/or conflicts there.

[@chocmilk6164]

Spot on. Never heard of this at all. Thank you for the news.

[@MateoMPM]

Mslims Mslims Mslims The Rligion of peace does it again.

[@portcitytrading6923]

Makes you hope that Ghana steps up its military presence in border regions with Burkina Faso

[@accountretired9479]

I know this will be hard for Westerners to understand but Ibrahim Troure is loved by the people of Burkina Faso and majority of Africans and was and still is seen as a liberator from their previous corrupt French puppet president, now this is the part I think you will have a hard time wrapping your mind around, this insurgency that has just out of nowhere intensified is actually orchestrated by the French government and the US, and if you want to know why on Earth they would do that, just watch any documentary on Ibrahim Troure here on KZbin and it will be clear as day to those who now know about how some NATO powers and the US operate in 3rd world countries 2024 is the year of enlightenment, nothing is as it seems, QUESTION EVERYTHING

[@AnjiDuff]

THANK YOU!!! EXACTLY!!! ❤

[@loneinvader1888]

Burkinabe were sadly in the same mindset as the coastal states when Mali was attacked no one in Burkina wanted to believe we will be next although it was obvious. Unfortunately this is the case for most African countries they sit there and watch Chaos move in and then start taking extreme measures.

[@cheikbxlls1519]

Thank you! as Burkinabe here living in the Us 🇺🇸 I can tell you it got a lot better I was there last year for 2 months There’s a lot of misinformation about my Country 🇧🇫 that’s why we banned channels. We love Ibrahim Traore he done ✔️ more than our expectations that’s why we begged him to stay for 5 more years. 36 year old…. young man taking care and risks to protect his country ❤️🇧🇫✊🏾

[@billyyank5807]

He actually bought tractors for farms instead of enriching himself. ....we'll see. I understand he has a lot of support but,we'll see how this all turns out. Usually military coups and their leaders don't end up doing good things...they commit atrocities. So we will see what he does.

[@0008loser]

Sounds like an ai bot comment

[@cheikbxlls1519]

@@0008loser You think so? I’m burkinabe livin in Us 🇺🇸 what you talking about?

[@georgehh2574]

​@@cheikbxlls1519 How did you manage to get to the US?

[@cheikbxlls1519]

@@georgehh2574 Green Card and transfer to us citizen

[@disgruntledtaco3640]

It’s kinda scary how much we have to rely on sources like Simon(nothing against him and I absolutely love the work he’s doing) because conventional media is such a catastrophic failure

[@nathanielbyrne1132]

Well stated

[@deborahakinyemi1693]

Not nearly as Catastrophic as this PROPAGANDA-filled video! Do you own research and let the truth be known!

[@disgruntledtaco3640]

@@deborahakinyemi1693 ur just gonna make a blanket statement without any evidence? Also funny that u assume this channel is my only source of info, chill out

[@deborahakinyemi1693]

@@disgruntledtaco3640 I only encouraged your own independent research. I don't have a crystal ball...so I have no definitive knowledge as to where you obtain your news.

[@stevespell2766]

Islam causing problems? Hmmmm...

[@muzamilraza49]

You know these groups were brought here by the us right?

[@FarsightAE]

@@muzamilraza49 Prove it.

[@muzamilraza49]

@@FarsightAE It all started with the US invasion of Iraq and after the US and coalition forces won. The Americans half assed the occupation of Iraq. and got rid of 500,000 iraqi soldiers (to save money) who still had their weapons. Did not properly rebuild Iraq (to save money) One US general says at times they only had 1 to 2 soldiers maintaining peace in entire neighborhoods Those fired soldiers then started an insurgency. which the US handled poorly oftentimes angering civilians. Then the US started pulling out of Iraq which left the country to fall into chaos and the insurgents got more powerful and with Russia and America supporting different factions and clashing in Syria. The Syrian civil war started which allowed the insurgency to spill into Syria and allowed them to capture large swaths of lands. Then Daddy USA returned to quell the insurgency once and for all. But they failed to exterminate them so the insurgents split into splinter cells to survive And spread to central Asia, Afghanistan and Pakistan. North Africa and the sahel region. And Libya which collapsed due to US and Europe backed rebels was used by these splinter cell's to smuggle arms and funds to the sahel region which gave rise to these groups. And these splinter cell's also arrived in Somalia and Ethiopia. There are thousands of documentaries on this subject. Don't be a sheep and watch them to become smarter.

[@MateoMPM]

Surprising right? 😂

[@MateoMPM]

​@@muzamilraza49yeah sure Keep blaming others for the problems of a Violent Rligion.

[@jamescutler5679]

Great stuff, if not depressing af. But great job for raising awareness.

[@Wombat118]

The "Religion of Peace" strikes again.

[@joey8033]

this is why as somebody living in close proximity to Burkina Faso i get annoyed when people praise that military guy who cosplays revolutionary, they hardly criticize or find out what's going on they just talk propaganda, that guy is not solving any problems but he distracts the world with 1980s anti-colonial rhetoric, don't get me wrong now I am anti-colonial but that guy is just a grifter. my heart goes out to the people of Burkina Faso ❤🙏🏾

[@pads-zr9ln]

I thousght islam was a relgion of peace

[@muzamilraza49]

I mean ✝️umor countries are responsible for these groups.

[@pads-zr9ln]

@@muzamilraza49 stuck you're arse in the air, you'll make more sense

[@AlexLee-dc2vb]

bro why is this channel SO good

[@soakupthesunman]

While knowing nothing about the place, I guessed correctly. It was Mo's Marauders... and we hear nothing about it because there are no JOOOS

[@Zoom15000]

Here is a shorthand summary of the problem: when both sides of a conflict are fairly undesireable it is hard for outside influences to get involved as it means picking a side. The alternative is for outside influences to go against both, and we all know that intervention to create a new government in a country usually ends pretty badly.

[@coiboyify]

SIMON IS GOING IN, DAILY UPDATES NOW

[@JamesTheFantastic-yg3wy]

African country tearing itself apart from the inside. Shocker. Reminds me of every single inner city since the 1960s.

[@monikasannoh7517]

I have been following Ibrahim Traore stories for months, from different sources. Since he took over, he has made many improvements to Burkina Faso. The people love him. Maybe that's why the West doesn't like it. Look what they did to Quaddafi. Anytime an African leader rises up and improves their country, the West panics. All I've read is how the country is improving, you're the only one mentioning war. Who is really reporting the truth?

[@byDsign]

I thought his info was incredibly out of date. Like maybe his report is 3 years old and he's just now gotten around to uploading it.

[@innocento.1552]

Unfortunately you get what is being pushed out more. For now everyone is jumping on the Traore bandwagon, and don't want to accept it is not going so well.

[@azimiolaumojaonekenya]

Recheck YOUR Facts.

[@AdamQuidam]

Thanks for sharing.

[@JamesOfEarth]

Imagine living in a developed nation and complaining about your life.

[@archlich4489]

I cannot complain AT ALL

[@HermanDinkins]

Australiancore

[@debilman9065]

I don't care how many times you people use the "life is worse in Africa" argument, I'm not paying taxes

[@strongmermaid4651]

Well in America they do

[@FF-ct5dr]

refraining from complaining because someone has it worse than you do is as sound as never being happy because someone has it better than you do.

[@jmatthews1096]

I would have to say I am truly appreciative of you & your team breaking down in detail such a terrible situation that is horribly neglected in reporting and understanding. It is so sad that the travesty in Africa are so overlooked.

[@deborahakinyemi1693]

The Travesty is this propaganda-filled video! Pres. Traore is doing an awesome job & every well-informed African ...at home & abroad...LOVE & RESPECT HIM!! God Bless & Protect him against these Imperialist so-called journalists puppets!

[@eshvartz]

Two reasons you ever "hear about this": Either it's a direct threat on Europeans or you can blame Israel and "the Jews". Dozens of conflicts around the world, hundreds of thousands murdered by their own government in Syria, muslims causing endless civilian casualties in South Sudan, Turkey is murdering endless Kurds while it, Iraq and Iran are occupying Kurdish lands the size of Germany but you, my friend, seem to only rage about Israel and gaza.

[@howardmoss7522]

Lies

[@eshvartz]

@@howardmoss7522 stupidity

[@jamesdorrycott6254]

Thank you for the education. I had never heard of Bukina Fasco before

[@sizor3ds]

2:04, did they just call Traore’s administration a military Junta? It’s done more for the people than anyone in the country has since Sankara’s administration!!!

[@SherieCrosby]

I'm very grateful for this update, & excellent journalism. The sound quality of Simon's speech was a bit too quiet sometimes. Please tone down the background ambient music.

[@user-ed1yd9lc8y]

After seeing how Human Rights Watch and other major international organizations misrepresented the war on Hamas, I now take everything they say with a huge grain of salt

[@charlotteswildlife]

Thank you for this video. I was not aware of this situation.

[@IAMHonoredtoKnowYou]

Glad you made this but it lacks to cover the newly formed: ASS (Alliance of Sahel States) between BF Mali & Niger, and also the many productive things Traore has done

[@The_Lunch_Man]

Anything positive he might have done is greatly overshadowed by his fuck ups and failures. Kinda hard to say you're "saving the country" when you're calling off elections, imprisoning and killing opponents, and expelling vital foreign counter terrorism experts when they are needed most.

[@deborahakinyemi1693]

​@@The_Lunch_Man Please wake up! It's the Foreign aka France & the US ...so- called terrorist experts who started & continues to the Jihadists! As usual...these Imperialist will do ANYTHING to extract & exploit Africa's natural resources....uninterrupted. Their Greed is bottomless....but..their grip is slipping away & they know it! It's no longer 1960....we Africans are awake & will regain our homelands!

[@ravenger2711]

you really think mali and niger will help BF? both two countries have problems with terrorist themselves 😂😂 if only you did not kicked the french y'all have some sort of security

[@ghfdr2457]

​@@ravenger2711they just sent troops to help them. And the backfire has been serious on these western funded terrorists lately 👋🏿👋🏿👋🏿😁

[@cartagenaandrew120]

my boy simon going off! banger after banger!

[@cinveen]

I usually really like your videos, but I gotta say, as someone who works for a major Western news agency out of West Africa, I find it disingenuous to say that the media has been silent on Burkina, especially since you cited my own media house repeatedly throughout this video. We run between one and three stories out of Burkina every week, and it would be more if we were able to get access to places under jihadist control. We can't get that because there are no security guarentees from either side - something that, perhaps, would be there if international audiences demanded more coverage of these kinds of places. Sending local reporters into those areas as it currently stands risks their lives, with their lives already being at risk due to the reporting they do in Ouagadougou. The reason people don't talk about whats happening there is because audiences don't engage with the content, and algorithms don't push it as a result. Media agencies have proof of this. As easy as it is to blame the media, people need to be concious of the fact that everything you know about what's happening there (including the forced conscriptions in particular) come to you because someone has risked their life to get that information out. Audiences need to be encouraged to engage with this kind of content, rather than blaming media outlets for not producing more of it. Again, I usually really like your content, and I'm not saying all this to start a fight. But what I'd hope an influential channel like your own would realize is that journalists and media houses in these areas need more support in order to do the work you (and even moreso, they) want to do. We know a lot about what's happening in Ukraine and Palestine because people engage with the content, putting pressure on everyone involved to give at least a semblance of access. That can happen in the Sahel too, if people start demanding it.

[@perstaunstrup3451]

Thanks for shining a light on one of the way too many conflicts around the world. I would, however, refrain from the narrative of ‘we are not doing enough’ as that typically means the west is not doing enough. There are obvious limitations on how much ‘the west’ can do, especially when nations like Russia, China, UAE, Iran, and others are deliberately working in the other direction. And also the sound of silence for all the rich countries doing absolutely nothing, not least the rich arab gulf states not even helping Palestinians, but several others as well. ‘The west’ after all only has about 15-20% of the world’s population, and cannot subdue disasters everywhere else.

[@saint-miscreant]

yikes, i consider myself reasonably informed about international news and various ongoing conflicts but i had no idea this was happening

[@ThePowerOfOneThePowerOfTwo]

It's not possible to know all the happenings around the world unless it's your job to know or you cease to do everything else other than study foreign conflicts.