Protected by his Russian allies and convinced that he has been invested with a mission, Ibrahim Traoré is a messianic figure for his supporters, and a paranoid autocrat for his detractors. To both, the self-proclaimed president remains an enigma.
Burkina Faso’s self-proclaimed President Ibrahim Traoré speaking in Strel’na, outside Saint Petersburg, in July 2023.
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