Military President Ibrahim Traoré says democracy is not for Burkina Faso, stifling opposition and banning political parties.

<p>Ibrahim Traoré, who took power in 2022 coup, tells state broadcaster ‘we must tell the truth, democracy isn’t for us’</p><p>People in Burkina Faso should forget about democracy as it is “not for us”, the military president, Ibrahim Traoré, told the country’s state broadcaster.</p><p>Traoré took power in <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/30/burkina-fasos-military-leader-ousted-in-second-coup-this-year">a coup in September 2022</a>, toppling another junta that had taken power ...