{"id":3206,"date":"2025-04-29T02:17:27","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T02:17:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cmtv.ca\/?p=3206"},"modified":"2025-05-13T03:17:09","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T03:17:09","slug":"africas-global-awakening-a-storm-of-defiance-for-captain-ibrahim-traore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cmtv.ca\/index.php\/2025\/04\/29\/africas-global-awakening-a-storm-of-defiance-for-captain-ibrahim-traore\/","title":{"rendered":"Africa&#8217;s Global Awakening: A Storm of Defiance for Captain Ibrahim Traore"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3206\" class=\"elementor elementor-3206\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d47467d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d47467d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-529f804 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"529f804\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"\" data-start=\"397\" data-end=\"449\">The Call for Historic Action: April 30th Protests<\/h2><p class=\"\" data-start=\"451\" data-end=\"924\">A seismic shift is underway. <strong data-start=\"480\" data-end=\"500\">April 30th, 2025<\/strong>, will mark <strong data-start=\"512\" data-end=\"552\">the largest African protest movement<\/strong> in history. Across every African state and the diaspora, millions are preparing to march in <strong data-start=\"645\" data-end=\"682\">defense of Captain Ibrahim Traore<\/strong>, Burkina Faso\u2019s revolutionary leader. This is more than a protest\u2014this is the <strong data-start=\"761\" data-end=\"795\">first act in a global movement<\/strong>.<br data-start=\"796\" data-end=\"799\" \/><strong data-start=\"799\" data-end=\"845\">France and the United States must back off<\/strong>\u2014their attempts to destabilize Burkina Faso and remove Traore are unacceptable.<\/p><hr class=\"\" data-start=\"926\" data-end=\"929\" \/><h2 class=\"\" data-start=\"931\" data-end=\"986\">The Global Rallying Cry: Africans Will Not Be Silent<\/h2><p class=\"\" data-start=\"988\" data-end=\"1159\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-3207\" src=\"https:\/\/cmtv.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Hands-Off-Traore-1024x559.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"618\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cmtv.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Hands-Off-Traore-1024x559.png 1024w, https:\/\/cmtv.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Hands-Off-Traore-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/cmtv.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Hands-Off-Traore-768x419.png 768w, https:\/\/cmtv.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Hands-Off-Traore.png 1408w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\" \/><\/p><p class=\"\" data-start=\"988\" data-end=\"1159\">A powerful anonymous comment captured the mood:<br data-start=\"1035\" data-end=\"1038\" \/><em data-start=\"1038\" data-end=\"1159\">&#8220;Have you seen, family? Africans across the world are responding. April 30th, we march. No more Gaddafis on our watch!&#8221;<\/em><\/p><p class=\"\" data-start=\"1161\" data-end=\"1433\">The assassination threats, including inflammatory statements by <strong data-start=\"1225\" data-end=\"1257\">U.S. General Michael Langley<\/strong>, have ignited a <strong data-start=\"1274\" data-end=\"1301\">global African uprising<\/strong>. <strong data-start=\"1303\" data-end=\"1359\">From Ouagadougou to London, Johannesburg to New York<\/strong>, Africa and its diaspora are rising in unity, defending one of their own.<\/p><hr class=\"\" data-start=\"1435\" data-end=\"1438\" \/><h2 class=\"\" data-start=\"1440\" data-end=\"1498\">Captain Ibrahim Traore: Africa\u2019s New Revolutionary Icon<\/h2><p class=\"\" data-start=\"1500\" data-end=\"1705\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2670\" src=\"https:\/\/cmtv.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Traore-in-Office_Toon.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"687\" height=\"462\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cmtv.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Traore-in-Office_Toon.jpeg 687w, https:\/\/cmtv.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Traore-in-Office_Toon-300x202.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cmtv.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Traore-in-Office_Toon-110x75.jpeg 110w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 687px) 100vw, 687px\" \/><\/p><p class=\"\" data-start=\"1500\" data-end=\"1705\">The latest <strong data-start=\"1511\" data-end=\"1536\">assassination attempt<\/strong> on Captain Traore, <strong data-start=\"1556\" data-end=\"1583\">reported April 21, 2025<\/strong>, was <strong data-start=\"1589\" data-end=\"1606\">the 20th plot<\/strong> since he seized power in September 2022.<br data-start=\"1647\" data-end=\"1650\" \/><strong data-start=\"1650\" data-end=\"1705\">Each attempt has only strengthened African support.<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"\" data-start=\"1707\" data-end=\"1731\"><strong data-start=\"1707\" data-end=\"1731\">Traore\u2019s leadership:<\/strong><\/p><ul data-start=\"1732\" data-end=\"1953\"><li class=\"\" data-start=\"1732\" data-end=\"1756\"><p class=\"\" data-start=\"1734\" data-end=\"1756\">Expelled French troops<\/p><\/li><li class=\"\" data-start=\"1757\" data-end=\"1824\"><p class=\"\" data-start=\"1759\" data-end=\"1824\">Forged the <strong data-start=\"1770\" data-end=\"1804\">Alliance of Sahel States (AES)<\/strong> with Mali and Niger<\/p><\/li><li class=\"\" data-start=\"1825\" data-end=\"1862\"><p class=\"\" data-start=\"1827\" data-end=\"1862\">Halted the export of unrefined gold<\/p><\/li><li class=\"\" data-start=\"1863\" data-end=\"1899\"><p class=\"\" data-start=\"1865\" data-end=\"1899\">Began nationalizing gold resources<\/p><\/li><li class=\"\" data-start=\"1900\" data-end=\"1953\"><p class=\"\" data-start=\"1902\" data-end=\"1953\">Built infrastructure with Burkina Faso\u2019s own wealth<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p class=\"\" data-start=\"1955\" data-end=\"2119\">Unlike the old corrupt elite, <strong data-start=\"1985\" data-end=\"2041\">Traore lives modestly on a military captain\u2019s salary<\/strong>, building <strong data-start=\"2052\" data-end=\"2091\">schools, roads, and security forces<\/strong> instead of hoarding wealth.<\/p><hr class=\"\" data-start=\"2121\" data-end=\"2124\" \/><h2 class=\"\" data-start=\"2126\" data-end=\"2163\">Western Panic and Desperate Smears<\/h2><p class=\"\" data-start=\"2165\" data-end=\"2400\">At a U.S. Senate hearing on <strong data-start=\"2193\" data-end=\"2210\">April 3, 2025<\/strong>, General Langley accused Traore of &#8220;diverting&#8221; gold reserves. Yet <strong data-start=\"2277\" data-end=\"2305\">no evidence was provided<\/strong>\u2014only more colonial narratives meant to undermine an African leader who refuses to be a puppet.<\/p><p class=\"\" data-start=\"2402\" data-end=\"2604\"><strong data-start=\"2402\" data-end=\"2436\">The real reason for the panic:<\/strong><br data-start=\"2436\" data-end=\"2439\" \/>Traore threatens Western profits and geopolitical dominance. His alliances with <strong data-start=\"2519\" data-end=\"2529\">Russia<\/strong> and rejection of <strong data-start=\"2547\" data-end=\"2573\">neocolonial dependency<\/strong> have disrupted the status quo.<\/p><hr class=\"\" data-start=\"2606\" data-end=\"2609\" \/><h2 class=\"\" data-start=\"2611\" data-end=\"2657\">Africa Mobilizes: A Continent-Wide Uprising<\/h2><p class=\"\" data-start=\"2659\" data-end=\"2724\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3218 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cmtv.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/PanaAfrican_Global_Protestors-3Tooncm.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"726\" height=\"414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cmtv.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/PanaAfrican_Global_Protestors-3Tooncm.jpg 726w, https:\/\/cmtv.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/PanaAfrican_Global_Protestors-3Tooncm-300x171.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 726px) 100vw, 726px\" \/><\/p><p class=\"\" data-start=\"2659\" data-end=\"2724\">Across Africa and the world, plans for April 30th are monumental:<\/p><ul data-start=\"2725\" data-end=\"3184\"><li class=\"\" data-start=\"2725\" data-end=\"2790\"><p class=\"\" data-start=\"2727\" data-end=\"2790\"><strong data-start=\"2727\" data-end=\"2743\">Ouagadougou:<\/strong> Over <strong data-start=\"2749\" data-end=\"2772\">1 million Burkinab\u00e8<\/strong> expected to march<\/p><\/li><li class=\"\" data-start=\"2791\" data-end=\"2842\"><p class=\"\" data-start=\"2793\" data-end=\"2842\"><strong data-start=\"2793\" data-end=\"2803\">Accra:<\/strong> Pan-African youth movements mobilizing<\/p><\/li><li class=\"\" data-start=\"2843\" data-end=\"2900\"><p class=\"\" data-start=\"2845\" data-end=\"2900\"><strong data-start=\"2845\" data-end=\"2855\">Lagos:<\/strong> Solidarity marches led by Nigerian activists<\/p><\/li><li class=\"\" data-start=\"2901\" data-end=\"2995\"><p class=\"\" data-start=\"2903\" data-end=\"2995\"><strong data-start=\"2903\" data-end=\"2941\">Johannesburg, Cape Town, Pretoria:<\/strong> Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leading mass protests<\/p><\/li><li class=\"\" data-start=\"2996\" data-end=\"3072\"><p class=\"\" data-start=\"2998\" data-end=\"3072\"><strong data-start=\"2998\" data-end=\"3017\">London &amp; Paris:<\/strong> Diaspora movements targeting U.S. and French embassies<\/p><\/li><li class=\"\" data-start=\"3073\" data-end=\"3184\"><p class=\"\" data-start=\"3075\" data-end=\"3184\"><strong data-start=\"3075\" data-end=\"3106\">New York &amp; Washington D.C.:<\/strong> Rallies organized by the <strong data-start=\"3132\" data-end=\"3184\">All African People\u2019s Revolutionary Party (AAPRP)<\/strong><\/p><\/li><\/ul><p class=\"\" data-start=\"3186\" data-end=\"3292\">Social media is ablaze with hashtags like <strong data-start=\"3228\" data-end=\"3249\">#IStandWithTraore<\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"3251\" data-end=\"3267\">#AfricaRises<\/strong>, and <strong data-start=\"3273\" data-end=\"3291\">#NoMorePuppets<\/strong>.<\/p><hr class=\"\" data-start=\"3294\" data-end=\"3297\" \/><h2 class=\"\" data-start=\"3299\" data-end=\"3345\">Traore&#8217;s Defiance: A Model for a New Africa<\/h2><p class=\"\" data-start=\"3347\" data-end=\"3455\">Traore\u2019s success lies not just in his resistance to foreign domination, but in his <strong data-start=\"3430\" data-end=\"3454\">authentic leadership<\/strong>:<\/p><ul data-start=\"3456\" data-end=\"3791\"><li class=\"\" data-start=\"3456\" data-end=\"3538\"><p class=\"\" data-start=\"3458\" data-end=\"3538\"><strong data-start=\"3458\" data-end=\"3482\">Young (37 years old)<\/strong> compared to Africa\u2019s aging leadership (average age: 63)<\/p><\/li><li class=\"\" data-start=\"3539\" data-end=\"3595\"><p class=\"\" data-start=\"3541\" data-end=\"3595\"><strong data-start=\"3541\" data-end=\"3556\">Background:<\/strong> Geologist, soldier, front-line fighter<\/p><\/li><li class=\"\" data-start=\"3596\" data-end=\"3791\"><p class=\"\" data-start=\"3598\" data-end=\"3617\"><strong data-start=\"3598\" data-end=\"3615\">Achievements:<\/strong><\/p><ul data-start=\"3620\" data-end=\"3791\"><li class=\"\" data-start=\"3620\" data-end=\"3647\"><p class=\"\" data-start=\"3622\" data-end=\"3647\">Nationalized gold mines<\/p><\/li><li class=\"\" data-start=\"3650\" data-end=\"3685\"><p class=\"\" data-start=\"3652\" data-end=\"3685\">Boosted local cotton industries<\/p><\/li><li class=\"\" data-start=\"3688\" data-end=\"3722\"><p class=\"\" data-start=\"3690\" data-end=\"3722\">Built a national gold refinery<\/p><\/li><li class=\"\" data-start=\"3725\" data-end=\"3791\"><p class=\"\" data-start=\"3727\" data-end=\"3791\">Strengthened security with 50,000 Volunteer Defense Forces (VDP)<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p class=\"\" data-start=\"3793\" data-end=\"3841\"><strong data-start=\"3793\" data-end=\"3841\">He delivers where others only make promises.<\/strong><\/p><hr class=\"\" data-start=\"3843\" data-end=\"3846\" \/><h2 class=\"\" data-start=\"3848\" data-end=\"3892\">Corrupt Leaders Tremble as Africa Awakens<\/h2><p class=\"\" data-start=\"3894\" data-end=\"3991\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3222\" src=\"https:\/\/cmtv.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/African_Leaders_toon_1Toonz.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"724\" height=\"414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cmtv.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/African_Leaders_toon_1Toonz.jpg 724w, https:\/\/cmtv.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/African_Leaders_toon_1Toonz-300x172.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><\/p><p class=\"\" data-start=\"3894\" data-end=\"3991\">From Nigeria to Ivory Coast, from Kenya to Zimbabwe, <strong data-start=\"3947\" data-end=\"3988\">Africa\u2019s corrupt elites are panicking<\/strong>.<\/p><ul data-start=\"3992\" data-end=\"4235\"><li class=\"\" data-start=\"3992\" data-end=\"4054\"><p class=\"\" data-start=\"3994\" data-end=\"4054\"><strong data-start=\"3994\" data-end=\"4019\">President Bola Tinubu<\/strong> of Nigeria faces growing unrest.<\/p><\/li><li class=\"\" data-start=\"4055\" data-end=\"4127\"><p class=\"\" data-start=\"4057\" data-end=\"4127\"><strong data-start=\"4057\" data-end=\"4083\">President William Ruto<\/strong> of Kenya is under scrutiny for U.S. ties.<\/p><\/li><li class=\"\" data-start=\"4128\" data-end=\"4235\"><p class=\"\" data-start=\"4130\" data-end=\"4235\"><strong data-start=\"4130\" data-end=\"4161\">President Alassane Ouattara<\/strong> of Ivory Coast fears domestic backlash over hosting anti-Traore plotters.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p class=\"\" data-start=\"4237\" data-end=\"4360\">These leaders, enriched by Western aid and exploitative mining deals, are exposed by <strong data-start=\"4322\" data-end=\"4359\">Traore\u2019s authenticity and courage<\/strong>.<\/p><hr class=\"\" data-start=\"4362\" data-end=\"4365\" \/><h2 class=\"\" data-start=\"4367\" data-end=\"4418\">Traore: The Symbol of Africa&#8217;s Second Liberation<\/h2><p class=\"\" data-start=\"4420\" data-end=\"4479\">Captain Traore embodies a <strong data-start=\"4446\" data-end=\"4478\">Second Independence Movement<\/strong>:<\/p><ul data-start=\"4480\" data-end=\"4566\"><li class=\"\" data-start=\"4480\" data-end=\"4502\"><p class=\"\" data-start=\"4482\" data-end=\"4502\">Reclaiming resources<\/p><\/li><li class=\"\" data-start=\"4503\" data-end=\"4530\"><p class=\"\" data-start=\"4505\" data-end=\"4530\">Rejecting Western control<\/p><\/li><li class=\"\" data-start=\"4531\" data-end=\"4566\"><p class=\"\" data-start=\"4533\" data-end=\"4566\">Prioritizing the people\u2019s welfare<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p class=\"\" data-start=\"4568\" data-end=\"4697\">His survival of over <strong data-start=\"4589\" data-end=\"4622\">twenty assassination attempts<\/strong> underscores the threat he poses to the old order\u2014and the hope he inspires.<\/p><p class=\"\" data-start=\"4699\" data-end=\"4825\">Africans are determined not to see another revolutionary like <strong data-start=\"4761\" data-end=\"4779\">Thomas Sankara<\/strong> or <strong data-start=\"4783\" data-end=\"4802\">Patrice Lumumba<\/strong> fall to foreign plots.<\/p><hr class=\"\" data-start=\"4827\" data-end=\"4830\" \/><h2 class=\"\" data-start=\"4832\" data-end=\"4869\">April 30th: Africa\u2019s Turning Point<\/h2><p class=\"\" data-start=\"4871\" data-end=\"4951\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3238\" src=\"https:\/\/cmtv.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Leave_Traore_April_30_Protestors_2x414.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"726\" height=\"414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cmtv.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Leave_Traore_April_30_Protestors_2x414.png 726w, https:\/\/cmtv.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Leave_Traore_April_30_Protestors_2x414-300x171.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 726px) 100vw, 726px\" \/><\/p><p class=\"\" data-start=\"4871\" data-end=\"4951\">The <strong data-start=\"4875\" data-end=\"4898\">April 30th protests<\/strong> will not just defend Traore; they will declare that:<\/p><ul data-start=\"4952\" data-end=\"5086\"><li class=\"\" data-start=\"4952\" data-end=\"4989\"><p class=\"\" data-start=\"4954\" data-end=\"4989\">Africa&#8217;s future belongs to Africans<\/p><\/li><li class=\"\" data-start=\"4990\" data-end=\"5031\"><p class=\"\" data-start=\"4992\" data-end=\"5031\">The era of foreign domination is ending<\/p><\/li><li class=\"\" data-start=\"5032\" data-end=\"5086\"><p class=\"\" data-start=\"5034\" data-end=\"5086\">Corrupt leaders must either reform or be swept aside<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p class=\"\" data-start=\"5088\" data-end=\"5213\">As one protester in Johannesburg put it:<br data-start=\"5128\" data-end=\"5131\" \/><em data-start=\"5131\" data-end=\"5213\">&#8220;If they touch Traore, they touch all of us. We are fighting for Africa\u2019s soul.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><hr class=\"\" data-start=\"5215\" data-end=\"5218\" \/><h2 class=\"\" data-start=\"5220\" data-end=\"5268\">A Message to the West\u2014and to Africa\u2019s Leaders<\/h2><p class=\"\" data-start=\"5270\" data-end=\"5288\"><strong data-start=\"5270\" data-end=\"5286\">To the West:<\/strong><\/p><blockquote data-start=\"5289\" data-end=\"5352\"><p class=\"\" data-start=\"5291\" data-end=\"5352\">Our gold, our resources, our future\u2014they are ours, not yours.<\/p><\/blockquote><p class=\"\" data-start=\"5354\" data-end=\"5370\"><strong data-start=\"5354\" data-end=\"5368\">To Traore:<\/strong><\/p><blockquote data-start=\"5371\" data-end=\"5446\"><p class=\"\" data-start=\"5373\" data-end=\"5446\">Our brother, our leader, our hope\u2014Africa stands with you, now and always.<\/p><\/blockquote><p class=\"\" data-start=\"5448\" data-end=\"5482\"><strong data-start=\"5448\" data-end=\"5480\">To Africa\u2019s corrupt leaders:<\/strong><\/p><blockquote data-start=\"5483\" data-end=\"5584\"><p class=\"\" data-start=\"5485\" data-end=\"5584\">The dust is rising, and when it settles, a new Africa will stand\u2014proud, sovereign, and unstoppable.<\/p><\/blockquote><hr class=\"\" data-start=\"5586\" data-end=\"5589\" \/><p class=\"\" data-start=\"5591\" data-end=\"5675\"><strong data-start=\"5591\" data-end=\"5673\">The storm has begun. The world is about to witness the rebirth of a continent.<\/strong><\/p><h1 class=\"\" data-start=\"5677\" data-end=\"5692\">Africa Rises.<\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div style='clear:both'><\/div><div  class='the_champ_counter_container the_champ_horizontal_counter'><div class='the_champ_counter_title' style=\"font-weight:bold\"><\/div><ul class=\"the_champ_sharing_ul\"><li style=\"padding:7.35px 0 !important\" class=\"the_champ_twitter_tweet\" data-super-socializer-href=\"https:\/\/cmtv.ca\/index.php\/2025\/04\/29\/africas-global-awakening-a-storm-of-defiance-for-captain-ibrahim-traore\/\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-url=\"https:\/\/cmtv.ca\/index.php\/2025\/04\/29\/africas-global-awakening-a-storm-of-defiance-for-captain-ibrahim-traore\/\" data-counturl=\"https:\/\/cmtv.ca\/index.php\/2025\/04\/29\/africas-global-awakening-a-storm-of-defiance-for-captain-ibrahim-traore\/\" data-text=\"Africa&#039;s+Global+Awakening:+A+Storm+of+Defiance+for+Captain+Ibrahim+Traore\" data-via=\"\" data-lang=\"\" >Tweet<\/a><script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=\/^http:\/.test(d.location)?\"http\":\"https\";if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+\":\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, \"script\", \"twitter-wjs\");<\/script><\/li><li style=\"padding:7.35px 0 !important;margin-top:-1px!important\" class=\"the_champ_pinterest_pin\"><a data-pin-lang=\"\" href=\"\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https:\/\/cmtv.ca\/index.php\/2025\/04\/29\/africas-global-awakening-a-storm-of-defiance-for-captain-ibrahim-traore\/\" data-pin-do=\"buttonPin\" data-pin-config=\"beside\"><img src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/images\/pidgets\/pinit_fg_en_rect_gray_20.png\" \/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" async src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\"><\/script><\/li><li style=\"padding:7.35px 0!important;margin-top:-2px!important\" class=\"the_champ_linkedin_share\"><script src=\"\/\/platform.linkedin.com\/in.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\">lang: <\/script><script type=\"IN\/Share\" data-url=\"https:\/\/cmtv.ca\/index.php\/2025\/04\/29\/africas-global-awakening-a-storm-of-defiance-for-captain-ibrahim-traore\/\" data-counter=\"right\"><\/script><\/li><li style=\"padding:7.35px 0 !important\" class=\"the_champ_facebook_share\"><div class=\"fb-share-button\" data-href=\"https:\/\/cmtv.ca\/index.php\/2025\/04\/29\/africas-global-awakening-a-storm-of-defiance-for-captain-ibrahim-traore\/\" data-layout=\"button_count\"><\/div><\/li><\/ul><div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/div><div style='clear:both'><\/div><p>The Call for Historic Action: April 30th Protests A seismic shift is underway. April 30th, 2025, will mark the largest African protest movement in history. Across every African state and the diaspora, millions are preparing to march in defense of Captain Ibrahim Traore, Burkina Faso\u2019s revolutionary leader. 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