Why Burkina Faso’s junta leader has captured hearts and minds around the world

Ibrahim Traoré/X Ibrahim Traoré in beige military fatigues and red beret, surrounded by several soldiers in similar dress, pumps his fist in a stadium of his supporters.Ibrahim Traoré/X

A charismatic 37-year-old, Burkina Faso’s military ruler Capt Ibrahim Traoré has skilfully built the persona of a pan-Africanist leader determined to free his nation from what he regards as the clutches of Western imperialism…

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