Burkina Faso: 'elections not a priority compared to security', says military leader

Burkina Faso: 'elections not a priority compared to security', says military leader

Almost a year after seizing power in a coup, Captain Ibrahim Traore, who had promised a return to presidential elections by July 2024, in Burkina Faso, announced planned changes to the constitution to make it representative of the masses, declaring Friday, on state TV, that elections are not a prior

There is violent fighting in Burkina Faso. On one side, militant jihadists with links to al-Qaeda. On the other side – one of Africa's most influential men, the military coup leader Ibrahim Traoré. – He is good at going viral to strengthen the security situation but also to crack down on critics, very harshly, says Jesper Bjarnesen, an expert on West Africa at the Nordic Africa Institute.

Türkiye boosts security cooperation with Burkina Faso during visit

Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister Burhanettin Duran visited Burkina Faso on May 13-14 to enhance bilateral ties and discuss critical security matters. His visit centered on counterterrorism efforts, promoting regional stability in the Sahel, and exploring avenues for increased cooperation between Turkey and Burkina Faso. Duran engaged in discussions with Burkina Faso’s Prime Minister Jean Emmanuel Ouedraogo and Foreign Minister Karamoko Jean Marie…

Ibrahim Traoré, Like Trump, Is a Nationalist Protectionist— Make Burkina Faso Great Again!

At 37, Burkina Faso’s Captain Ibrahim Traoré stands as the world’s youngest head of state, a figure Western media often paints as a “corrupt warlord”—a leader who, they claim, siphons gold from his country, rules as a dictator, and delays democracy. Yet locals chant “IB, IB!” in the streets, hailing him as a patriot on a mission to “Make Burkina Faso Great Again.” In a twist of global irony, Ibrahim Traoré, like Trump, is a nationalist protectio…

At a press briefing held on Monday, 13 May at the Embassy of Burkina Faso in Dakar, the Senegalese deputy Guy Marius Sagna, also a member of the ECOWAS Parliament, strongly expressed his support for Captain Ibrahim Traoré, president of the Burkina Faso transition. Denoting what he described as "the manipulation of terrorists and separatists by imperialism", the FRAPP leader praised Burkina Faso's break with what he calls "decades of neocolonial …