Burkina Faso dey stand gidigidi against di immigration policies of di United States, wey dem dey refuse to accept people wey dem deport from America. Dis one dey come as one of di major moves wey US President Donald Trump don make since he return to di White House.
According to reports, di idea to dey deport people go oda countries – countries wey dem no even live before – na one of di main things wey dey drive di new Trump administration's anti-immigration policy. For Africa here, countries like Eswatini, Ghana, Rwanda, and South Sudan, dem don agree to accept people wey di US deport over di past few months.
But on Thursday night, di Minister of Foreign Affairs for Burkina Faso, Karamoko Jean-Marie Traoré, talk say e country don reject dis American proposal. He explain say di question wey dem ask Burkina Faso na “whether we go dey ready to accept oda people wey di US dey deport, apart from our own citizens.”
“Naturally, we see dis proposal as something wey no good, and e dey totally against di value of dignity wey dey very important to di vision of Captain Ibrahim Traoré,” he add. He make dis statement on national television.
'Not a Deportation Land'
Dis statement dey come just hours after di US Embassy for Ouagadougou announce say dem dey suspend normal visa services for most categories for people wey dey live for Burkina Faso. Now, di US Embassy for Lomé go dey handle visa applications from Burkinabés.
Mr. Traoré mention one note wey di US send, wey dey talk say Burkina Faso “dey among di countries wey dia citizens no dey follow di rules for visa use.” He add say e dey important to make things clear so dat e no go look like Burkina Faso dey agree to collect oda people wey dem dey deport. “We no be deportation land,” he emphasize.
Implications for Ghana
Dis decision by Burkina Faso dey raise questions about di broader impact of US immigration policies for Africa. With some countries agreeing to accept deportees, and others refusing, di situation dey become more complex. Ghana, wey don accept deportees before, go need to consider di ethical and practical implications of dis trend.