Ouagadougou: The president of the national commission of the Confederation of Sahel States, Bassolma Bazie, led a conference on Monday in Ouagadougou for trainees of the Institute of Information and Communication Sciences (ISTIC) on the issues and vision of the Popular Progressive Revolution (RPP), proclaimed on April 1, 2025, by the head of state, Captain Ibrahim Traore.
According to Burkina Information Agency, this conference is part of the ISTIC trainees' week of civic engagement and solidarity, organized by the student office from April 6 to 11, 2026. The speaker indicated that the ongoing popular progressive revolution in Burkina Faso aims to break with past practices in several sectors of national life, particularly in the political, economic, social, and cultural spheres.
Bassolma Bazie highlighted that the success of this revolution depends on the conscious and active involvement of the population, particularly young people, who are called upon to be educated, trained, and organized in order to contribute effectively to the building of the nation. He emphasized the need for a transformation of the education system to train quality citizens, attached to human values and animated by a patriotic spirit.
"A revolution is a relay race where each trained actor is aware of their role in the ongoing building of the homeland," he said. The president of the national commission of the Confederation of Sahel States also stressed the values that every revolutionary must embody, including humility, courage, exemplary conduct, and love of neighbor.
Welcoming the initiative of the ISTIC trainees, he invited them to consider themselves as actors in this revolutionary dynamic, given that the youth constitute, according to him, the next generation and one of the pillars of this national transformation. Bassolma Bazie also mentioned certain threats that could hinder the country's revolutionary progress, citing in particular security, health, monetary, and judicial pressures.
Faced with these challenges, he called for a collective awareness, as well as increased commitment and determination from the Burkinab¨ people to defend national sovereignty. The speaker concluded by arguing that there is no inherent opposition between revolution and popular democracy. According to him, what Burkina Faso rejects is imported liberal democracy, which he deems unsuitable for African realities and values. He asserted that the country advocates instead a community-based democracy founded on African values and good morals.