‘President for life’: Inside Traoré’s Burkina Faso

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Published May 4, 2026

Few heads of state command a cult following like the young world leader and military ruler of Burkina Faso, President Ibrahim Traoré.

Africa correspondent Yousra Elbagir visits a country hailing its ‘revolution’ as it continues to suffer jihadist attacks.

** This is a re-edit of a video posted on 9 April in which there was a production error. The original video mistakenly included some footage from Mali and Benin. In this version, that has been replaced by correct footage showing Burkina Faso.**

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