Social media is buzzing right now after the rumors of the Burkina Faso president’s arrest, President, Ibrahim Traoré started spreading.
The rumor was first shared on TikTok by user; “tiktokisfascisttrash” in a video that is steadily going viral.
@tiktokisfascisttrash If this is true & #IbrahimTraore has been arrested – The US has ensured parts of Africa to include ##BurkinaFaso##niger##chadand other ##AfricanCountries will descend back into complete chaos. The #U#US ♬ original sound – Shane🇵🇸
The Rumour claims that Burkina Faso’s President, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, was arrested during a visit to Kenya under an International Criminal Court warrant and is being extradited to the United States.
In his words:
…under an ICC arrest warrant and is being extradited to the United States. The US. The US try has tried to assassinate that guy 500,
over 500 times since he has, um, taken over his government in a legitimate coup.
And because he is, you know, kicking everybody out
and taking back possession and means of production on all of their resources.
There have been many social media reactions many debunked the story others simply were skeptical asking for the source of the information.
A user, Richard Hall wrote
Kenya arrested the President Burkino Faso 3 years ago. Not the same guy.
Another user, lin wrote:
pls, bro fact check‼️before stressing us out
Aside from this, there are no credible shreds of evidence to substantiate if Burkina Faso’s president was arrested in 2025. However, back in 2023, the Burkinabe government announced that there was an attempted coup but it failed. this failed coup led to many high-ranked military officials in Burkina Faso’s arrest,
At the time of writing this article, President Traoré remains in power in Burkina Faso.
Before taking any news from a social media account hook, line, and sinker, it is essential to verify the information.
