The Traore effect: Rethinking African agency

THE 2022 ascendancy of Captain Ibrahim Traore to the throne in Burkina Faso could be a useful starting point in recalibrating the discourses of Africa’s agency in the continent’s international relations and diplomacy.

For the umpteenth time, Africa has not really been considered an equal partner on the global stage and is always forced to adhere to norms, principles and standards set by others. 

It is for this reason that the impactful reign of Traore should be perceived from a perspective of an attempt and potential of Africa in asserting agency within the global politics and economics discourses.

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