26/07/2026
🚨 𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆: 𝟐𝟏𝟕 𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐃𝐔𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐓𝐎 𝐃𝐄𝐅𝐄𝐍𝐃 𝐒𝐀𝐇𝐄𝐋 𝐒𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐈𝐆𝐍𝐓𝐘! 🇧🇫🇲🇱🇳🇪🪖
History was made in Pô as the President of Burkina Faso and President of the AES Confederation, Captain Ibrahim TRAORÉ, presided over the official graduation of the 25th class of Active Officer Cadets from the Georges-NAMOANO Military Academy!
A total of 217 newly commissioned Second Lieutenants took their solemn oath to defend the continent, including 199 Burkinabè alongside elite officers from 𝗠𝗮𝗹𝗶, 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗿, 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗻, 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰, 𝗗𝗷𝗶𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗶, 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗮, 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹, 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗱, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗼𝗴𝗼. Dressed proudly in traditional Gourmantché fabric, this pan-African officer corps represents the rebirth of an endogenous, culturally rooted, and deeply sovereign military force built to protect the Sahel.
Baptized as the "Lieutenant SAWADOGO Alexandre Bienvenu" class, these new leaders received direct words of command from Captain Traoré himself, who reminded them that authority is never given—it must be earned through honor, sacrifice, and unyielding service to the people.
This historic moment perfectly captures the core mission of the Alliance of Sahel States: forging united, highly trained, and fully sovereign armed forces capable of safeguarding West Africa without foreign reliance.
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