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How Ibrahim Traoré Is Rewriting Burkina Faso’s Future with Gold and Grit

How Ibrahim Traoré Is Rewriting Burkina Faso’s Future with Gold and Grit

Introduction When Captain Ibrahim Traoré assumed power in Burkina Faso on September 30, 2022, following a military coup, many observers braced for the worst. The pattern of post-coup governance in Africa often leads to authoritarian rule, corruption, and the entrenchment of military elites. Skeptics were quick to dismiss Traoré as just another young officer chasing...