Burkina Faso’s Foreign Minister, Karamoko Jean Marie Traoré, has firmly rejected a U.S. proposal for his country to receive deported migrants, describing it as “completely incompatible with the value of dignity.”
Speaking on national television, Traoré stated that Burkina Faso is “a land of dignity, not a land of deportation,” adding that the American request was “not worthy of consideration.”
He revealed that the rejection prompted a U.S. response involving the suspension of regular visa services for Burkinabè citizens at the U.S. Embassy in Ouagadougou, forcing applicants to travel to the American embassy in Lomé, Togo.
This stance comes as the United States continues its policy of deporting irregular migrants to third countries. Several African nations, including Eswatini, Ghana, South Sudan, and Rwanda, have agreed to accept deportees in exchange for financial aid or the lifting of visa restrictions.
