'AIR FRANCE IS A LIAR'

On 7 August 2023, Air France suspended all flights to Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger, shortly after an anti-imperialist coup brought President Abdourahamane Tiani to power in Niger. 

A few days later, on 12 August 2023, the airline walked back their decision, announcing it would resume flights to Burkina Faso. However, this time, Burkina Faso's National Agency for Civil Aviation (ANAC) refused to permit Air France to operate until the West African country approved of its flight routes. Finally, in early October 2023, Air France submitted a request to Burkina Faso's Ministry of Transport to resume flights. In response, President Ibrahim Traoré's government stated that France's government would have first to change its travel advisory warning against Burkina Faso.

France and the United States classify Burkina Faso as a 'red zone' country, and the US ranks Burkina Faso as a level 4 security risk, indicating the most danger.

However, in this recent clip, Traoré argued that this classification has much more to do with politics than with security concerns. For this reason, he encourages Burkinabé citizens to share the truth about life in Burkina Faso wherever they can.

Video credit: @rtburkina

Sources

https://apanews.net/burkina-faso-sets-condition-to-resume-air-france-flights

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories/burkina-faso-travel-advisory.html