In early December 2024, Ghana made headlines across the globe as John Dramani Mahama of …
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Ibrahim Traore was declared president of Burkina Faso on Wednesday after a two-day standoff that ousted Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Damiba, who had seized power only in January. Just a week ago, 34-year-old Traore, the head of a core of disgruntled junior officers, was unknown in his country. But in the space of a weekend, he has catapulted himself from army captain …
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