Ibrahim Traoré: Why Burkina Faso’s Young Military Leader Has Become One of Africa’s Most Controversial Figures
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — Few African leaders have generated as much attention beyond their own borders as Captain Ibrahim Traoré.
To many supporters, Burkina Faso’s young military leader represents a new generation of African leadership — outspoken about sovereignty, skeptical of Western influence and determined to make his country more economically and militarily self-reliant.