Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Ibrahim Traore, the head of Burkina Faso’s military junta, sought last week to stamp out speculation of a power struggle at the highest levels of government, warning he intended to remain the west African country’s only leader.
The prolonged absence of two influential junta figures has fuelled rumours of a tussle within the military government, which came to power in a coup in September 2022.
“There can’t be two captains on one ship,” the authoritarian Traore told community leaders in Ouahigouya, northern Burkina, on Thursday.
“Everyone who works with me knows how I operate,” the 38-year-old captain continued.
