But his spirit lives on in Burkina Faso’s latest military ruler, Ibrahim Traoré, an army captain who took power in a coup in 2022 at the age of 34. At home Mr Traoré is trying to stem the ...

Burkina Faso’s government thwarted a major coup plot targeting Captain Ibrahim Traoré, involving active and retired soldiers allegedly collaborating with terrorist groups Security Minister ...

With his counterinsurgency strategy only deepening Burkina Faso’s security crisis, Traore has turned to repressing anyone he ...

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 ...

Burkina Faso's new president came to power in a dramatic coup, winning hearts across Africa with fiery rhetoric and viral social media appeal.

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger created their own security partnership, known as the Alliance of Sahel States, in 2023. Following a September 2022 coup, Capt. Ibrahim Traore was named the ...

Burkina Faso’s junta leader Ibrahim Traoré has once again rallied his nation with defiant words and pan-African conviction. After a massive show of support in Ouagadougou on April 30 ...

British rapper Stefflon Don is making headlines over her latest post on social media despite her connection with Burna Boy The music star took to her Instagram page to seemingly throw shade as she ...

Ghanaian actor Lil Win is working towards a new movie chronicling the reign of Ibrahim Traore as Burkina Faso's president A scene from the Kumawood star's upcoming movie, The Last Hero ...

Lil Win is gearing towards releasing the first look at his new film, The Last African Hero, a biopic on Burkina Faso's ...