Ibrahim Traore: Why Burkina Faso's leader attracts attention
WEBAug 14, 2023 — Immediately after the September 2022 coup, Traore declared himself the new head of the Patriotic Movement for Conservation and Restoration, and five days later – on October 6 – he announced that he was Burkina Faso’s new transitional president.
Ibrahim Traoré - Wikipedia
WEBIbrahim Traoré (born 14 March 1988) is a Burkinabè military officer who has been the interim leader of Burkina Faso since the September 2022 coup d'état that ousted interim president Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba. [6]
Ibrahim Traore sworn in as Burkina Faso interim president
WEBOct 21, 2022 — Ibrahim Traore has been sworn in as interim president of Burkina Faso, several weeks after Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba was removed in a coup. At a ceremony on Friday, Traore pledged support...
Ibrahim Traore declared Burkina Faso president after coup
WEBOct 6, 2022 — Captain Ibrahim Traore has been appointed as president of Burkina Faso after Paul-Henri Damiba was removed in the West African country’s second coup in less than nine months.
Who is Ibrahim Traore, the soldier behind Burkina Faso’s latest …
WEBOct 4, 2022 — Reuters — As a heavily armed convoy drove through a cheering crowd in Burkina Faso’s capital on Sunday morning, the boyish face of the country’s latest military ruler, Captain Ibrahim...
Burkina Faso names coup leader Traore as transitional president
WEBOct 15, 2022 — Burkina Faso's military officials, political parties and civil society leaders on Friday officially designated army captain Ibrahim Traore as the country's transitional president, two weeks...
Traore officially appointed as president of Burkina Faso after coup
WEBOct 6, 2022 — Captain Ibrahim Traore was appointed as president of Burkina Faso on Wednesday, according to an official statement, after the West African country's second coup in less than nine months.
Burkina Faso’s latest coup leader named transition president
WEBOct 14, 2022 — OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Capt. Ibrahim Traore officially became Burkina Faso’s transitional president Friday, two weeks after he seized power in the country’s second coup this year, but he will be ineligible to run for the office when elections are held.
Burkina Faso coup leader Ibrahim Traore named transitional president
WEBOct 15, 2022 — The new president faces a daunting task in regaining the upper hand over the jihadist groups, some affiliated with Al-Qaeda and others with the Islamic State group. They have steadily gained ...
Traore officially named Burkina Faso president after coup
WEBOct 6, 2022 — Captain Ibrahim Traore was appointed as president of Burkina Faso on October 5, 2022, according to an official statement, after the West African country’s second coup in less than nine months.