Burkina Faso’s military leader Ibrahim Traoré and France’s far-right figurehead Marine Le Pen have unexpectedly amplified their calls for sovereignty this month. Their aligned discourse—delivered within days of each other—has sent ripples across the Sahel and into European policy circles, raising questions about a new axis of influence in West Africa.
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