Burkina Faso’s military government under Ibrahim Traore is tightening state control over the country’s multi-billion-dollar gold industry, reshaping ownership and reducing foreign dominance in the ...

Traoré, who seized power after ousting interim President Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba in a coup d'état in September 2022, has been enjoying some positive reviews on social media recently. Admirers have ...

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When Burkina Faso's junta leader Ibrahim Traore called for democracy in Africa to be "forgotten," it was more than a ...

Caught between ambitions for a unified force and national realities, the Alliance of Sahel States is undergoing its first major test. The handling of the Malian crisis has laid bare the operational ...

DAKAR, Senegal — Thousands of people rallied in Burkina Faso’s capital Ouagadougou on Wednesday in support of the military junta after an alleged coup attempt and comments by an American official ...

The face of Captain Ibrahim Traoré has been beaming across social media feeds throughout West Africa and from posters and placards hoisted in the streets of Burkina Faso‘s capital Ouagadougou, London ...

Three years ago, Ibrahim Traoré was a junior army officer in Burkina Faso’s armed forces. Today, he has emerged as a surprising anti-Western hero preaching self-reliance and resilience with fans ...