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October 24, 2022

Ibrahim Traore Becomes Second Coup President in Burkina Faso in Under a Year
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In Burkina Faso, Ibrahim Traore was sworn in as interim president, just
weeks after he led a coup and overthrew the country's president. It was
the second military coup in Burkina Faso in just 8 months. The mounting
political instability comes as Burkina Faso faces an ongoing jihadist
insurgency and deteriorating humanitarian situation. The UN says some
five million people in the country need emergency assistance.


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