"A new chapter began for Burkina Faso on September 30, 2022, when a group of military officers led by Captain Ibrahim Traore staged a coup. His predecessor, Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, had only months earlier ousted the last democratically elected president, Roch Marc Christian Kabore, and declared himself head of state. Traore justified his own takeover by citing the worsening threat of terrorism. He promised to defeat the extremists within six months and hold democratic elections within a year."
"Instead, Traore has systematically consolidated power: restructuring the military, appointing loyalists to government posts, and clamping down on opposition voices and the press. Just six months after taking control, he announced that elections were "not a priority." He also reshaped the country's foreign alliancesstarting with the former colonial power, France, which had been its closest partner in the fight against terrorism."
Captain Ibrahim Traore led a coup on September 30, 2022, overthrowing Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba and citing a worsening terrorist threat. He pledged to defeat extremists within six months and restore elections within a year, but neither promise materialized. Traore reorganized the military, installed loyalists in government posts, curtailed opposition and press freedoms, and declared elections "not a priority." He expelled French troops in January 2023 and aligned Burkina Faso with Mali and Niger in the Alliance of Sahel States, withdrawing from ECOWAS and the G5 Sahel. The junta formed a strategic partnership with Russia while insecurity and militant attacks have persisted.
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