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Africa's youngest leader, a friend of Russia, is celebrated by some and criticized by others

Africa's youngest leader, a friend of Russia, is celebrated by some and criticized by others

Washington Post13-05-2025

ABUJA, Nigeria — As news emerged this week about hundreds of Burkina Faso citizens killed separately by both jihadi groups and government forces , images of Burkina Faso's junta leader Capt. Ibrahim Traore were plastered over Russian state media speaking about pan-Africanism and liberating the minds of the continent's youths.

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