US EditionCaptain Ibrahim Traoré Says Burkina Faso Must 'Forget' About Democracy
- On Thursday, Burkina Faso military leader Captain Ibrahim Traore told journalists that "people need to forget about democracy" and that "democracy kills," declaring no elections until the country achieves security.
- Traore seized power in a September 2022 coup after initially promising 2024 elections, but extended the transition period by five years to combat jihadist violence plaguing the nation for nearly 10 years.
- Before the coup, more than 100 registered political parties existed in Burkina Faso, but the military government dissolved the electoral commission last year and banned all political activities since 2022.
- Human Rights Watch reported that military forces have killed more than twice as many civilians as Islamist militants since 2023, while The United Nations urged Burkina Faso to reverse party bans and stop civic repression.
- Neighbouring Mali and Niger, also led by military rulers, have similarly dissolved political parties; the junta maintains a hostile stance toward Western nations, specifically France, while expelling international journalists.
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The country's current junta has adopted a charter that allows Captain Ibrahim Traoré, who came to power in September 2022 with a coup d'état, to run for "presidential, legislative and municipal elections".
Ibrahim Traore's government has banned all political parties after previously suspending political activities and has said elections will be held "when the country is safe."
In an interview by Burkina Faso's state TV, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, military leader who took power through a state strike three years ago, said that his people should "forget democracy", which the democratic regime "kills" and that "is not for us". He would have denied and blamed Israel: Kuwait accused Iran of attacking a weapon of desalination and oil refinery in the midst of the war against Iran: Pentagono confirmed from the head of the army w…
“The country's leadership is currently focused on other tasks,” the head of the military junta that has ruled Burkina Faso since taking power in 2022 said on state TV.
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