Did Burkina Faso’s Traoré Reject Marriage Proposal From A Dubai Princess?
An X-based blog @AfricanHub claims that the President of Burkina Faso, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, rejected a marriage proposal from a Dubai princess who reportedly fell in love with him after watching his speeches online.
The post had the image of Ibrahim Traore and an unknown lady’s picture, with the caption “The president of Burkina-Faso has reportedly turned down the marriage proposal from the sister of the prince of Dubai who confessed that she fell in love with him after watching his speeches online. According to the sources, the princess said that she could marry Traore who’s also the world’s youngest vibrant president since Islam allows four wives. But according to the Burkinabe sources, Don Traore politely refused, saying he already has a beautiful African wife that his heart belongs to her and to the nation. Many Africans praised the Burkinabe son for showing loyalty, dignity for the African women and African traditions.”
When this report was published, this claim had reached over two million people and generated more than 33,000 replies, reposts, quotes, likes and bookmarks. In the comment section, @__chinwe said They’ve sent Delilah and @costakonti1 wrote “Arab woman wants to marry a black African 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣”
VERIFICATION
Ibrahim Traoré, a Burkinabé soldier, is currently serving as the President of Burkina Faso after ousting the former interim President, Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, in 2022.
Traoré was born on March 14, 1988, in Kéra, Bondokuy, Burkina Faso. As of the time of publishing this article, Ibrahim Traoré is 37 years old. He is currently the second youngest head of state in the world. As of the time of publishing this report, there are no confirmed reports about Ibrahim Traoré’s marital status on any media pages.
Although the claim did not mention the name of the Dubai princess, publicly available data confirms that the Dubai’s Crown Prince, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum has several female siblings, which include Sheikha Latifa, Sheikha Maitha, and Sheikha Shamsa and others.
However, the claim does not specify which of these princesses allegedly proposed. An isolated snapshot of the woman in the image was analysed using Google Lens, and the search returned no match anywhere online. Further comparison with verified photos of Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum’s sisters also showed no resemblance, confirming that the woman in the circulating image is not related to the Dubai royal family.
Latifat Bint Mohammed Al Maktoum
Princess Haya bint Hussein
Sheikha Maryam bint Mohammed Al Maktoum
Sheikha Shaikha bint Mohammed Al Maktoum
Sheikha Manal bint Mohammed Al Maktoum
Sheikh Maitha
Image used with the claim
CONCLUSION
The claim that the President of Burkina Faso, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, rejected a marriage proposal from a Dubai princess who reportedly fell in love with him is FALSE. The image used has no resemblance to any known Dubai princess and there are no credible evidence to support the claim.
