Captain Ibrahim Traoré — The New Face of Africa?

In 2022, Traore took power in a coup d'état, ousting interim president Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, who himself took power extraconstitutionally.Captain Traore justified this move by his predecessors'.....
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Captain Ibrahim Traoré, Burkina Faso’s interim President, is lauded by some as a revolutionary leader liberating his country from French influence while also facing accusations of severe human rights abuses and media suppression. His administration has seen economic shifts and efforts to assert sovereignty, yet the nation grapples with escalating jihadist violence and a humanitarian crisis.
- Ibrahim Traoré took power in a 2022 coup, justifying it by his predecessor's failure to control rising jihadist insurgency.
- Burkina Faso’s GDP grew by an estimated 5.5% in 2024, reaching $21.9 billion, and they have rejected loans from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- Multiple reports, including from Human Rights Watch, accuse Traoré’s government of free speech violations and the abduction of journalists, with over a dozen foreign media outlets banned.
- Violence is reportedly at some of its highest levels, with accusations against the national army for massacres and the Al-Qaeda affiliated Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) claiming 280 attacks in the first half of 2025.
- The Norwegian Refugee Council describes the situation as the "most neglected crisis in the world."
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