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Ibrahim Traoré Becomes Second Coup President in Burkina Faso in Under a Year

HeadlineOct 24, 2022

In Burkina Faso, Ibrahim Traoré was sworn in as interim president, just weeks after he led a coup and overthrew the country’s president. It was the second military coup in Burkina Faso in just eight months. The mounting political instability comes as Burkina Faso faces an ongoing jihadist insurgency and deteriorating humanitarian situation. The U.N. says some 5 million people in the country need emergency assistance.

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