"If you want a break with these imperialist forces, it's simple: we denounce the agreements. If we don't denounce the agreements, if we just say that they are leaving the [military] bases, then we have done nothing," he noted, referring to the decision of several African countries to break military cooperation agreements with France.
"He insulted all Africans [...] That's how this gentleman sees Africa, how he sees Africans. We are not human in his eyes," the Burkinabe top official stated, commenting on Emmanuel Macron's remarks.
"But if anyone is ungrateful, it is him. If he is not an atheist, every time he wakes up and prays, he should also pray for Africans, because it is thanks to our ancestors that France exists today," the Burkinabe head of state said.