Roch Kabore
Ibrahim Traore takes over as Burkina Faso’s leader amid worsening crisis and anti-French sentiment
Captain Ibrahim Traore came to power after deposing his senior officer Lt. Col Paul-Henri Damiba in a military coup on September 30. He faces the challenge of rising attacks by Islamist groups which have taken over 40% of the country’s territory
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