Since seizing power in a September 2022 coup, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, Burkina Faso’s 37-year-old transitional president, has captivated Africa’s youth and polarised global observers. To his supporters, he is a modern-day Thomas Sankara—a fearless nationalist dismantling neocolonial shackles, nationalising resources, and championing self-reliance. To his critics, Traoré is a military strongman cloaking authoritarianism in populist rhetoric, undermining democratic institutions while …
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