In a dramatic break from the pack, the Italian PM Georgia Meloni spoke out in support of Captain Ibrahim Traoré and rebuked the French for their unethical treatment of their former colonies. Calling him "an astonishing leader", she praised the Captain for leading his people "on the path of independence, sovereignty, and dignity".
The other breaking news from Burkina Faso was the shameful attempt to destabilise the nation by feeding misinformation about US troops landing there in preparation for a full scale invasion. The objective would have been to stir fear and panic among the people there. But they were in such an exuberant mood that the story only galvanised their patriotic fervour and support of the leader.
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