34-year-old Captain Ibrahim Traoré is Burkina Faso’s new junta leader and West Africa’s current youngest leader. Capt Traoré toppled his former boss, Lt Col Paul-Henri Damiba on September 30 – that was Burkina Faso’s second coup in eight months. Traoré began his military career in 2009 and has served in various contingents in Burkina Faso’s … Continue reading Ibrahim Traoré: Burkina Faso’s 34-year-old coup leader