Six months ago, relations between the United States and Burkina Faso appeared to be moving in a very different direction.
Washington signed a five-year health agreement with Burkina Faso worth up to $147 million, part of the Trump administration’s new bilateral approach to global health.
Now Washington is facing calls to take a much tougher approach.
U.S. Congressman James McGovern has urged Secretary of State Marco Rubio to consider targeted sanctions under the Global Magnitsky Act against individuals accused of serious human-rights abuses in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger.
So what happened?
Was the $147 million agreement evidence of a genuine reset between Washington and Ouagadougou?
Can the United States cooperate with Ibrahim Traoré’s government in areas like healthcare while simultaneously threatening sanctions over human-rights concerns?
And is Washington trying to rebuild influence in the Sahel after France’s dramatic decline in the region — or are we watching the same old pressure politics return under a different strategy?
In this video, we break down the growing contradiction in America’s relationship with Burkina Faso and what it could mean for the wider Alliance of Sahel States.
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