How Burkina Faso Paid $5 Billion Without the IMF — and Shocked the World

What happens when a small, sanctioned, landlocked African country turns its back on the global financial system?

Burkina Faso, under the leadership of Ibrahim Traoré, just did the unthinkable:
Paid off $4.79 billion in domestic debt—without foreign loans, without IMF assistance, without asking anyone for permission.

Instead of aid, they used gold.
Instead of debt relief, they cut their own salaries.
Instead of waiting for help, they mobilized their people.

It’s a story the mainstream media barely covered—but one that may mark a turning point in African economic history.

👉 Could this be the start of a financial awakening in the Global South?
👉 Or just a temporary flare that the system will soon extinguish?

Read, reflect, and comment. Because what happened in Burkina Faso… might happen elsewhere next

Link: https://youtu.be/fh-ML3eq5g0?si=DXsyWGm0pyYXuOD3

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