Expulsions of Burkinabè: Fake Quote from Minister Sana Stirs Confusion Online

A widely shared social media graphic falsely attributes statements to Burkina Faso’s Security Minister, Mahamadou Sana, about the expulsion from Guinea of nearly 2,500 Burkinabè linked to illegal gold mining. The fabricated quote claims the expelled people are not Burkinabè and accuses France under Macron of an imperialist maneuver. Lefaso.net denied publishing the graphic and said its logo had been misused alongside an authentic official photograph of Sana. The outlet warned that such mixtures of genuine and false material can mislead users and fuel diplomatic tensions.