Burkina Faso: TERRORISMO y miseria 🇧🇫
Summary
TLDREl guion detalla una expedición al norte de Costa de Marfil, cerca de la frontera con Burkina Faso, un país marcado por la inestabilidad política, conflictos étnicos y crisis humanitarias. El viaje revela la lucha contra el terrorismo, la hambruna y la pobreza extrema, con más de tres millones de personas desplazadas y un alto número de muertes por ataques terroristas. La situación se complica con la reciente expulsión de las fuerzas francesas y la dependencia de mercenarios rusos, mientras el gobierno intenta hacer frente a la insurgencia y mejorar el control de las fronteras para acorralar a los terroristas.
Takeaways
- 🌍 Estamos en el norte de Costa de Marfil, cerca de la frontera con Burkina Faso, un país marcado por la inestabilidad política y la violencia terrorista.
- 🚫 La frontera entre Costa de Marfil y Burkina Faso suele estar cerrada debido a los conflictos y los ataques terroristas frecuentes.
- ⚠️ Burkina Faso es considerado uno de los países más pobres y peligrosos del mundo, con una alta tasa de mortalidad por terrorismo.
- 🏞️ Al cruzar la frontera, se nota un cambio significativo en el clima, pasando de un entorno casi jungle a uno más desértico.
- 🛃 Al entrar en Burkina Faso, el proceso de aduana fue inusualmente fácil, sin controles rigurosos, lo que podría causar problemas para salir del país.
- 🇧🇫 La historia reciente de Burkina Faso está marcada por golpes de Estado, asesinatos de presidentes y cambios de gobierno, lo que ha llevado a una inestabilidad política crónica.
- 🔍 El viaje busca documentar la situación de crisis humanitaria, la hambruna y los grupos terroristas activos en la región.
- 🚨 Burkina Faso es uno de los principales focos de terrorismo mundial, con grupos como GSIM y el Estado Islámico del Sahara Occidental causando gran violencia.
- 🏭 A pesar de ser el cuarto productor de oro de África, Burkina Faso es uno de los países más pobres del mundo, con una gran cantidad de su población viviendo en condiciones de pobreza extrema.
- 🏞️ El paisaje del país varía desde áreas rurales con cultivos en el sur hasta áreas áridas y desiertas en el norte, donde la vida se vuelve más difícil.
Q & A
¿En qué país se encuentra el narrador al inicio del guion?
-El narrador se encuentra en el norte de Costa de Marfil al inicio del guion.
¿Cuál es la situación política en Burkina Faso según el guion?
-Burkina Faso sufre de inestabilidad política, conflictos étnicos y crisis humanitarias, lo que lo convierte en uno de los países más pobres y peligrosos del mundo.
¿Cuál es el principal motivo de la misión del narrador en Burkina Faso?
-El narrador busca investigar la situación de las hambrunas, crisis humanitarias y los grupos terroristas que operan en el país, sus motivos y tácticas.
¿Cómo describe el narrador la facilidad para cruzar la frontera entre Costa de Marfil y Burkina Faso?
-El narrador describe que cruzar la frontera fue muy fácil y no se les revisó ni se les marcaron las pasaportes, lo que representa un problema para salir del país.
¿Qué evento histórico menciona el narrador sobre Burkina Faso?
-El narrador menciona la breve pero ambiciosa presidencia de Tomás Sankara, conocido como el presidente de los pobres, quien gobernó entre 1983 y 1987 y logró mejorar significativamente la alfabetización y la infraestructura del país.
¿Cuál es la situación actual de seguridad en Burkina Faso según el guion?
-La situación de seguridad es crítica, con ataques terroristas diarios y millones de personas desplazadas, lo que ha convertido a Burkina Faso en uno de los países con más muertes por terrorismo.
¿Qué grupos terroristas son mencionados en el guion como los principales actores en Burkina Faso?
-Los grupos terroristas mencionados son el Grupo de Apoyo a la Iglesia y los Músicos (GSIM), afiliados a Al Qaeda, y el Estado Islámico del Sahara Occidental, afiliados a ISIS.
¿Cómo responde el gobierno de Burkina Faso ante la situación de terrorismo?
-El gobierno, liderado por Ibrahim Traoré, ha declarado una 'guerra absoluta' contra el terrorismo, expulsó al ejército francés y busca apoyo militar ruso, aunque el narrador describe el plan actual como un 'desastre'.
¿Qué medidas están tomando las autoridades para mejorar la seguridad en las fronteras según el guion?
-Están haciendo las fronteras más rígidas y menos porosas para evitar que los terroristas se muevan libremente entre los países vecinos y para facilitar su captura.
¿Cómo afecta la situación de terrorismo la vida diaria de los habitantes de Burkina Faso?
-La vida diaria en Burkina Faso está marcada por la supervivencia, enfrentando la inseguridad, la escasez de alimentos y el miedo constante a los ataques terroristas.
Outlines
🌍 Entrada a Burkina Faso y su contexto político
El primer párrafo introduce al espectador en el norte de Costa de Marfil, donde el narrador está a punto de entrar a Burkina Faso. Describe la inestabilidad política, conflictos étnicos y crisis humanitarias que afectan el país, considerado uno de los más pobres y peligrosos del mundo. Destaca la alta incidencia de terrorismo, con miles de muertes anuales, y menciona la intención del narrador de investigar la situación de hambruna, crisis humanitaria y los grupos terroristas presentes. Finalmente, el narrador relata su experiencia al cruzar la frontera, la cual fue inesperadamente fácil, y la necesidad de obtener un sello de pasaporte en la ciudad de Banfora.
🏛️ Historia reciente y situación política de Burkina Faso
Este párrafo ofrece un resumen histórico de Burkina Faso, desde su independencia en 1960 como Alto Volta hasta los cambios de nombre y gobiernos en los años noventa. Se menciona la breve pero significativa presidencia de Tomás Sankara, conocido como el presidente de los pobres, quien implementó reformas educativas y sociales antes de ser asesinado en 1987. El narrador también aborda la inestabilidad política actual, con múltiples golpes de Estado y la reciente llegada al poder del presidente interino Ibrahim Traoré tras un nuevo golpe en 2022. Además, se describe la complejidad de la situación actual, con terrorismo, conflictos étnicos y crisis humanitaria, que fomentan el crecimiento de grupos terroristas.
🚨 Terrorismo y sus efectos en Burkina Faso
El tercer párrafo se centra en el terrorismo en Burkina Faso, señalando que el país es uno de los más afectados en el mundo por este fenómeno. El narrador relata la experiencia de tener que cancelar planes debido a la presencia de grupos terroristas y la dificultad de obtener información actualizada sobre la seguridad en diferentes regiones. Detalla las tácticas de los ataques terroristas, la situación crítica de desplazados y las muertes causadas por terrorismo, incluyendo la ejecución de dos periodistas españoles. Además, menciona la lucha del gobierno contra el terrorismo, la falta de control sobre gran parte del territorio y la complejidad de la situación, donde los ataques ocurren en áreas controladas por el gobierno y se sienten cada vez más cerca de la capital.
🏞️ Diversidad étnica y desafíos de la vida en Burkina Faso
Este párrafo explora la diversidad étnica y las condiciones de vida en Burkina Faso, destacando la riqueza cultural y la presencia de más de sesenta grupos étnicos. El narrador describe su visita a un cascada y la importancia de la producción de mangos en la región. Aborda la pobreza extrema, la falta de servicios básicos y la crisis humanitaria, incluyendo la desnutrición infantil y la escasez de alimentos. Además, menciona la situación de la salud y la esperanza de vida en el país, así como los retos para la cobertura médica y la atención a la población en general.
🏙️ Desafíos para la documentación en Uagadugú
El quinto párrafo relata los desafíos enfrentados por el narrador al documentar la vida en Uagadugú, la capital de Burkina Faso. Describe la dificultad de filmar debido a la presencia de fuerzas de seguridad, la tensión social y la aversión de las comunidades locales hacia ser grabadas, particularmente las mujeres. El narrador también menciona la estrategia del gobierno para combatir el terrorismo, incluyendo la expulsión de las fuerzas armadas francesas y la alianza con mercenarios rusos. Finalmente, se discuten las acciones del gobierno para fortalecer las fronteras y la cooperación internacional como posibles soluciones para abordar la situación de inseguridad.
🛤️ Perspectivas finales y esperanzas para Burkina Faso
En el último párrafo, el narrador reflexiona sobre su experiencia en Burkina Faso y expresa su deseo de regresar al país en mejores condiciones. Muestra preocupación por la calidad de vida de los habitantes y la dificultad de documentar la realidad debido a la inestabilidad y la violencia. Sin embargo, también señala algunos signos de mejora, como el fortalecimiento de las fronteras y la cooperación internacional en la lucha contra el terrorismo. El narrador cierra con un mensaje de esperanza y un llamado a seguir informándose sobre la situación del país.
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Keywords
💡Burkina Faso
💡Inestabilidad política
💡Conflictos étnicos
💡Crisis humanitaria
💡Terrorismo
💡Grupos terroristas
💡Desplazados
💡Cambio climático
💡Etnicidad y sociedad
💡Gobierno y plan de acción
Highlights
Estamos en el norte de Costa de Marfil, a punto de cruzar la frontera con Burkina Faso.
Burkina Faso es conocido por su inestabilidad política, conflictos étnicos y crisis humanitarias.
El país es uno de los más afectados por el terrorismo en el mundo, con miles de muertes anuales.
La frontera con Burkina Faso a menudo se cierra debido a los conflictos y altercados dentro del país.
El documental busca investigar la situación de hambrunas, crisis humanitarias y los grupos terroristas activos.
La travesía a Burkina Faso es una de las metas del documentalista por años.
La frontera con Burkina es complicada, rodeada de camiones de carga y con un clima de desierto.
El cruce de la frontera fue inesperadamente fácil y sin controles rigurosos.
La historia reciente de Burkina Faso está marcada por golpes de Estado y asesinatos de presidentes.
Tomás Sankara, presidente asesinado en 1987, dejó un legado con proyectos educativos y sociales.
La situación política en Burkina Faso es de extrema inestabilidad con múltiples cambios de gobierno.
En 2022 y 2023, Burkina Faso experimentó un aumento en la violencia y muertes por terrorismo.
Transcripts
I must admit it's going to be an exciting day and whatever happens, it will be interesting.
Well, right now we are in Ivory Coast, more precisely in the north of Ivory
Coast. If we continue on this road, in fifteen or twenty minutes we will reach
the border with Burkina Faso.
We are going to enter Burkina Faso, a country where political instability reigns,
ethnic conflicts,
humanitarian crises, that make this territory practically one of the poorest
countries and one of the most dangerous countries in the whole world.
It is also probably the country most affected in the world by terrorism and its
violence, resulting in thousands of deaths a year. Not many people set out to
cross this border.
Among the few who attempt it, there are also some
many who do not succeed. This border is often kept closed because of the
conflicts in the country, there are many altercations. It also depends on the
situations inside, like the attacks....
Here, practically every day, every week, there are terrorist attacks, it's
normal now. I repeat thousands of people are killed every year by these
terrorist attacks by different groups.
This is what we are going to investigate. What is the situation regarding
famines, humanitarian crises, and the different terrorist groups operating and
their motives to do it
The ways they attack the population and what are their main objectives. This
dangerous country was also one of my goals that I wanted to document and be able
to show you for years and here we are. That's why I'm also excited to enter.
In fact, we are very close to the border with Burkina Faso. So here we are
approaching the Sahel, the southern edge of the Sahara Desert. That's why the
situation starts to change.
The ecosystem in Ivory Coast, we have been documenting for many days tribal
rituals, dances with masks
Ceremonies of all kinds in an almost jungle-like setting.
It has been a few beautiful days of joy, dances, tribal rituals, and culture.
Here we are entering a much more desert-like climate.
Being a border, we are surrounded by cargo trucks. And well, what I say, this
border is complicated. So we're going to try to cross it, but we have to keep
the cameras in the backpack. Let's see if we can record a bit with the phones.
And in Burkina, we continue.
Let's see how this day unfolds.
We are now already in Burkina, inside Burkina Faso.
The border has been quite strange,because crossing was
very easy. They didn't check us at all, nothing.
I only have to show them a clothes bag and that's it
They didn't even check our passports at all.
So well, we are already in the villages. We have traveled lots of miles on the road.
We are replenishing energy with some chicken and couscous. They didn't check our
visa, nor do we have the passport stamp. They didn't check anything. And that's
a problem for leaving the country.
So, before starting to document everything, we need to find in the next city,
which is Banfora,
the police station and get that stamp. Like, I don't know
strange border, almost too easy to cross.
So let's replenish energy and continue, but for the moment we are inside.
Well, from Banfora, the first city after the Burkina Faso border,
I would like to talk a bit about the history of this country, at least the most
recent history,
to understand a bit more about the causes and reasons
for this situation that we can find ourselves in nowadays
To have a context of everything that has happened in these lands. Like every
French colony, it became independent in nineteen sixty.
It was just that during that particular time, the country was known as Upper Volta.
Between the sixties and the nineties, specifically nineteen ninety, there was a
series of coups, governments were overthrown, and presidents were assassinated,
among which I must highlight one specific name: Tomás Sancara, known as the
president of the poor people. His brief government took place only between
nineteen eighty-three and nineteen eighty-seven.
In this short period of time in which he governed, he started an ambitious
education project in which the literacy rate of the population went from
thirteen percent
to seventy-three percent.
in just four years. We are talking about the construction of schools, railways,
roads, and the redistribution of land to farmers.
He banned forced marriages and also prohibited female genital mutilation.
In fact, for the very first time in the country, women received protection and
recognition in society.
Even female figures are incorporated into governmental circles. Again, repeating
history, he was betrayed, overthrown and assassinated in nineteen eighty-seven.
But it was also during his mandate that an important event took place. In
nineteen hundred and eighty-four, the name Upper Volta became Burkina Faso, the
current name of the territory.
Burkina Faso signifies the land of men who are full of integrity.
Between the nineties and the two-thousands, there was a series of massive
elections, but they were also very controversial and disputed.
which ended in two thousand fourteen with another coup.
and again the same thing, a phase begins again that lasts until today's times.
With more coups, violence, and overthrown governments.
The political instability here is extreme.
on the twenty-fourth of January two thousand and twenty-two another coup was
staged, a military coup take the power and dissolved the government, the
Parliament, and the Constitution
A few months later, on September thirtieth,
another coup occurred. Ibrahim Traoré, who indeed is the
nterim president, the current leader,
became the head of state. And this is the current political situation we have today.
Pure instability,
conflicts among ethnic groups that are established here and humanitarian crises,
as mentioned before,
which cause
a perfect breeding ground for the resurgence of these terrorist groups that are
devastating the local population.
You won't believe what has just happened right now, at this very moment.
We are leaving the police station. They have called the chief of the border patrol.
and he said no, no, that all the strange things that happened, that they didn't
check our vis
and they didn't stamp our passports, it's because they had completely forgotten.
They took our photo and did the fingerprint check, but they completely forgot to
ask us about the visa.
So we have to go back to the border. We are heading back to the border. These
things happen in these countries.
Burkina is a special journey. No matter how you look at it
It's important to stay aware of this, the mobile phone, its a way to know what's
happening around you, everywhere and at every moment. Terrorism is an invisible
danger that can arise
in any place, at any given time, unexpectedly.
While it's true, the most affected areas are the north and the east, and we are
now in the south and the west,
We canceled the route we had prepared for today because there are some terrorist
commands in the Gagua area, which is where we were heading.
The day is completely ruined.
The good part, another significant topic always in places like this, the passport.
And take a look at what I have here. We already have the exit stamp
from the Ivory Coast
and the entry into Burkina
So, what is happening? Well, we know that there are, we were told just this
morning, that there are
terrorist groups in those areas that we wanted to visit and document. The
terrorists groups move almost like nomads, setting up camps on the roads, and
their modus operandi is
screw the government and the population. They destroy everything.
Already in two thousand twenty-two, Burkina was the country in the world with
the highest number of deaths caused by terrorism.
Already in two thousand and twenty-two, it has been getting worse. There were
even more in two thousand twenty-three. I say they count in thousands each year.
In two thousand and eighteen, there were only a few thousand people displaced by terrorism.
In two thousand twenty-two, there were around two million and now there must be
more than three million. The situation is catastrophic.
Burkina is in all these negative indices above other dangerous countries like
Niger, Nigeria, Mali, like Somalia...
This is, as of today, one of the foremost hubs of terrorism globally, if not the
top one. Right now, we are in the month of March of two thousand and twenty-four
Just this past February twenty-fifth, less than a month ago, in merely one
weekend, on that very day of February twenty-fifth, there were three terrorist
attacks that caused over two hundred deaths.
Here, a terrorist attack might not take just one life, but one hundred fifty.
They attack schools, they attack churches, they attack mosques, and they destroy
roads and highways.
In fact, after these terrorist attacks on February twenty-fifth, all the schools
and colleges across the country had to be closed.
I don't know if right now, at the moment, they remain closed.
All the schools across the nation
These attacks are mostly carried out by two terrorist groups.
The Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims, which their acronym is GSIM,
are the commands or the delegation of Al-Qaeda in these regions, and the Islamic
State of the Greater Sahara.
The delegation of the ISIS, of the Daesh
We must take into account that the government of Burkina Faso controls
barely fifty percent of the territory.
In the government-controlled territory
many terrorist attacks occur frequently.
In the areas that are controlled by the terrorists, there are actually very few
attacks carried out by the government.
This means that the initiative is still being taken by the terrorists.
It is also worth remembering a tragic event that occurred in the year two
thousand twenty-two.
Two Spanish journalists,
famous, known by many of you surely, their names are David Berriáin and Roberto
Freire, and they were murdered by the GAIM
right in those eastern regions of the country, which are controlled by the
terrorists. They encountered one of the camps,
gunfire broke out and they were executed.
Right now, nowadays, dozens of cities throughout Burkina Faso have been or are
being controlled, attacked, and besieged by these terrorist commandos.
There is no road, just a track,
right,
it's a short path that...
they have told me that about now.
Alright, alright, okay. So there is a path that is impossible to cross and maybe
others that are passable. Well, the important part of that is that we can reach
Uagadugú to take that plane.
But well, we'll... we'll see what can we do. If any area is dangerous, we'll
change our plans and go somewhere else.
Well, I'll say it now. If in this report we can't show much of this territory,
I'm sorry.
I would love to document other kinds of things, other kinds of places, but the
areas where we can move here are very limited.
That area was supposed to be safe, but now we can't go. We'll see what we can
do. Whatever we manage to do, you'll see. That's how it will be here.
Also, yesterday the timing chain of the car got screwed up, so it's in the
workshop right now. We don't have time for misfortunes. But well, here we go.
During our stay in Burkina, we are also going to try to study different
villages, different ethnic groups. The ethnic diversity of this country, like
the Ivory Coast, is very rich.
Here there are more than sixty ethnic groups, and natural areas too. We are on
our way to a waterfall that the locals in Banfora recommended us
And what we have here are mango trees
Both Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso countries, at least in this area, are full of
mango trees. But look at these, they are enormous.
Here it is forbidden to cut them down and, as we've been told, they were planted
by the French colonists. But look closely
at the size of these trees, the giant mango trees. This place is full of mangoes.
So many negative things, it was time for something positive. Look at this.
One wouldn't expect to find a waterfall of this magnitude here, especially in
the dry season. Look at this. Remnants of the floods. See how far the water reaches
after the season of heavy rains.
Well, so from the old mosque in this small city known as Bobo Dioulasso, in
Burkina Faso around sixty percent of its population is Muslim,
a bit more than twenty percent are Christian, and around fifteen percent follow
ancient African traditions and beliefs, known as animism.
You should also know that the situation is critical in this country not only due
to the lack of security in political life and street-level insecurity,
but also due to poverty and humanitarian crises, including severe hunger.
Despite being Africa's fourth-largest gold producer, Burkina Faso is among the
ten poorest countries in the world.
Burkina has a population of around twenty-two million people, of which around
the forty percent of them are living or, better said, trying to survive in this
conflictive territory,
in conditions of extreme poverty.
More than twenty percent are also in intermediate poverty state, and another
twenty percent of the population live in moderate poverty.
To give you an idea of the situation and to continue with these devastating statistics,
around forty percent of the population here survives on just over a single dollar
per day.
Twenty percent of the population, a bit more than four million people,
needs humanitarian aid. In fact, the life expectancy in this African country
barely exceeds sixty years. As I have said many times, things that happen here
like armed groups, political instability, lack of resources,
but also another important thing,
the lack of basic services. Over three million people face a severe shortage of
food and basic supplies
More than two million people
lack any kind of healthcare. At the moment, malnutrition is actually the main
cause of thirty-five percent of child mortality in Burkina Faso.
It is estimated that more than three hundred thousand young children, under five
years old, suffer from acute malnutrition.
Also in this situation are estimated more than seventy thousand pregnant or
nursing women. Here in the south, there are still some crops,
there is still food in this area here, there is still some prosperity for local
families settled in the south. As we move towards the north, in Sahel, the
desert areas,
the Sahara Desert,
the situation becomes much more complicated. Now we must leave the mosque
because prayer time is starting. The locals will begin to arrive soon.
This is the women's side, over there is the men's side. We are going to head towards
the old town, the ancient city part.
I must admit that I am enjoying today's journey, even though we started the day
off with a damn big problem.
Because we are going to visit some tribal areas, and being in Burkina, few
people come. The Lobi nation, known as the Lobi country,
and the Ghan ethnic group.
Villages, gold prospectors,
but we have had to stay here in Bobo.
We can't go to the tribes because there are terrorists. We can't film much in
the city because they are Muslims and don't like it.
Also because the atmosphere is tense, it's obvious.
This is not a powder keg like the north, but insecurity is felt in the streets
today. We can't go because there are terrorists. Well,
how do terrorists attack?
They are lightning-fast attacks. They arrive with motorcycles or cars, armed,
and it doesn't last more than five or ten minutes. They kill as much as they can
and leave. Why do they leave?
To avoid having to face the army
and also because the military scans the areas with drones, and they are aware of
it. The drones arrive quickly. So they come, kill, and leave. They come, kill,
and leave.
And chasing them is also difficult because many times, apart from the fact that
they are armed,
as happens with insurgencies in all countries, they dress as civilians. This is
not an army.
In fact, regarding this, there's another point of interest
which is that according to Human Rights,
the Burkina Faso government, through these drone attacks, has also caused the
death of even dozens of local civilians in its own country at times.
Though I also wonder about
how much can be seen if they are civilians or not.
Purely civilians, meaning, within local families, there are also collaborators
of them, there are also informants of the terrorist groups, and even the
terrorists themselves often dress as civilians.
There is much confusion, many incidents. Here, everything happens very quickly everywhere.
There is no battlefront; instead, terrorist attacks are happening all over the
entire country, and one ends up getting confused about who the enemy is and who
is on your side, right?
It is difficult to find supporters in a country where literally anyone can be
an enemy, and some of these terrorists' premeditated attacks are aimed at
preventing the arrival of food supplies,
very often directly breaking and destroying the roads and highways.
They focus directly on stopping the arrival of food and supplies to families and
villages, especially in the north and east of the country.
So we will stay and rest a bit here, in Bobo, because there's no time left to
continue and we also can't go out much here.
So we will rest today and we will continue tomorrow. We hope to reach Uagadugú,
if the road conditions allow it,
to the capital city.
It's crazy how noticeable the difference is,
how we notice the change and evolution of these landscapes of the ecosystem as
we are getting closer to the north, heading to Uagadugú, the capital city of
Burkina Faso
This is a damn desert, it's a barren wasteland.
Every once in a while, we come across a lagoon, and since it is the dry season,
the animals appear very emaciated. We also see more people begging on the streets.
and it's very hard for us to film in the small villages we pass through because
when we stop, and all of that, and suddenly all eyes are on us.
because few people have seen anyone like us pass by
these kinds of villages.
We can't deviate much into rural areas to avoid running into those we don't want
to meet
those we want to avoid.
So, we have another couple of hours by car to the capital of the country. So
let's see what we find in the main city of a country like Burkina.
We are now walking through the streets of Uagadugú, the capital
and here the problem is even bigger for filming because first, we couldn't visit
the tribes due to terrorists.
then, being Muslims, they don't like being filmed, especially if there are
women, and here it's full of police and military soldiers who dislike being
recorded even more than the others.
Moreover, we get into trouble if we do.
Well, we are following the instructions given when we entered the country. Never
reveal our destination to keep our route secret and not say we're French because
they hate them.
So let's continue.
We have before us an impossible mission to accomplish, at least for now, at this moment.
These places are like a powder keg, they are changing suddenly. It depends on
the situation, if you enter today, tomorrow, or the next day; you can film or not.
you can move along that road or not
or you encounter a military checkpoint or not.
At this moment, right now, recording here is extremely complicated.
Besides the route changes, there's the intense heat.
I drink liters and liters of water daily and barely pee because I sweat it all
out. It's crazy, I'm covered in dust. The dust chokes you, stains your face, everything.
You choke on the dust in the air around.
Then we arrive in Uagadugú city, and it's full of police and soldiers. They've
followed and watched us through all the streets.
We've passed through several police stations, being... being taken from one to another.
talking with the chiefs, who are something like police leaders, while we're just
walking with cameras in a local market, not even recording a complicated or
violent area.
It's understandable, this is not a complaint or criticism, it's understandable.
The situation here is very complicated, and it's understandable they prioritize security.
I'm just saying that...
It is truly an impossible mission.
Yes, these past days have helped us to investigate more thoroughly,
at least indoors, with the people we have encountered for the moment, talking in
some restaurants, talking with people in various markets,
a bit about the situation, also the reasons for these terrorists to attack as
they do.
I have to speak softly because there are also some people around, and certain
keywords are the same in Spanish, English, and French, so, well, we have also to
talk carefully
¿The reasons for terrorists to kill are religion and political issues? The
reality is that
there's a much more complicated background because often it's an ethnic and
social issue.
The government crushes, persecutes, and complicates excessively the lives of
some ethnic groups like the Fulani, the Pol
We have lived with them in Benin and in Mali,
they are all over the Sahel territory. They are a nomadic and semi-nomadic group
in the Sahel, like the Touareg in Mali, we talked about it in the two thousand twenty-one.
Here it's the same, they are out of the system, the forgotten of the country,
and it's studied that most or many terrorist commands are Fulani.
who basically do this as revenge against the government, for ruining their lives.
It is revenge, it's a social issue and here that is the problem.
And as if that weren't enough, it complicates things more, again, something
we've discussed many times on the channel, once more, climate change.
Increasingly, a terrible situation is experienced, which is the struggle for
limited resources, scarce goods like land and water,
which fosters social tension, more and more social tension, and some
communities, ethnic groups,
some areas of the country become increasingly vulnerable and in those conditions
they end up joining these radical groups.
What is the current government plan to combat this critical situation?
The current head of state, Ibrahim Traoré, declared a total and absolute war
against terrorism.
He just expelled the French army from the country. He also said the Burkinabe
army would achieve victory, with the assistance of the Russians, the Wagner mercenaries
I don't know what the situation is now with the ongoing war in Ukraine that
still continues and continues
The reality is that we could label the plan, at least for now, as an absolute
disaster. Ibrahim Traoré recruited civilians and armed them.
Most were shepherds who knew the terrain, we are talking about fifty thousand men.
An army that was poorly trained, inadequately prepared, and with no real
experience in the field of battle,
fighting against a powerful enemy that is as complex as ISIS group or Al Qaeda.
Most attacks occur in civilian areas of the part, let's say, controlled by the
government and increasingly closer to the capital city, to Uagadugú city
However, the government's action in terrorist zones of the country is
practically minimal, minimal,
and there are twice as many casualties in the national army forces than in the radicals.
That said,
locals have told us more than once since we are here, and this would be a
positive point really,
that something is changing, that they are
feeling the beginning of a change
because they are making the borders more rigid, stricter, and less porous.
The borders of Burkina, Mali, Niger, there is that triangle of death and
terrorists flow and jump between the three countries, that triple border.
If Mali's army attacks, they move to another country, if they attack from
Burkina, they jump to Niger.
The border is too porous, there is no control, just like between Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Here they inform me that they are making the border significantly stricter and
much less porous so that they can no longer do that and that the armies
of the three nations can corner them, which now in fact are also having that
international cooperation, they are acting together,
and this could be an ace up the sleeve that tips the balance, changing the situation.
And hopefully it will be so, especially for the locals.
Here it is very complicated to record and be present, not just because of the
army, not just because of being Muslims regarding cameras, women, and more.
Also, this is not a life to live.
What exists in this country now is not life,
when it is basically surviving
from hunger, from thirst,
from insecurity.
So then
We are now in our final hours here. I hope to return to this country, and I am
sure I will.
I hope to find myself in another kind of situation and I also hope to reach
these tribal areas and be able to document other topics besides terrorism and misery.
Stay tuned to the channel, this will keep going on. Thanks and see you next time.
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