Burkina Faso military leader Traore says ‘forget democracy’
Author: Al Jazeera StaffPublished on: April 3, 2026Country: Burkina Faso
Politics

Burkina Faso's military leader, Ibrahim Traore, stated that people need to 'forget' about democracy, just three months after his government dissolved all political parties. In a state television interview, he referenced Libya as an example of a country where democracy was imposed by outsiders, leading to violence. Traore claimed that 'democracy kills' and expressed a departure from his government's initial promises to return to a democratic path.
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