His followers regard him as carrying on the legacy of African heroes such as Thomas Sankara, a Marxist revolutionary who is frequently referred to as “Africa’s Che Guevara” and from Burkina Faso, and his message has found resonance throughout Africa and beyond.
“Traoré has a significant influence. In nations like Kenya [in East Africa], I have even seen writers and politicians declare: “This is it.” Beverly Ochieng, a senior researcher at the international consulting firm Control Risks, told the BBC, “He is the man.”
“His messages reflect the age we are living in, when many Africans are questioning the relationship with the West, and why there is still so much poverty in such a resource-rich continent,” she stated.
