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Ibrahim Traoré Would Like to Be Thomas Sankara’s Heir

Burkina Faso’s military leader, Ibrahim Traoré, has styled himself as the political heir of Thomas Sankara. However, the substance of Traoré’s record since taking power in 2022 is much less ambitious than Sankara’s agenda as president in the 1980s. Ibrahim Traoré, Burkina Faso’s leader since 2022, p.

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